9-year-old fatally stabs 11-year-old Pennsylvania boy

[left-of-center2012]

A fight over a toy led to a 9-year-old fatally stabbing an 11-year-old boy in northern Pennsylvania, authorities said. According to the Pennsylvania State Police, the incident occurred Saturday night in Bradford County near Ridgebury Township, WNEP reported.

At about 8 p.m. EDT, the two children were playing with Nerf toys when a scuffle occurred, WETM reported. During a “tug of war” over the Nerf gun, the 9-year-old, who was holding a knife, allegedly stabbed the older child in his upper chest region, according to the television station reported.

The victim was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead after life-saving efforts failed, WETM reported.

According to the Pennsylvania State Police, the case is being handled as a homicide, the television station reported. Police said the investigation was ongoing, according to WNEP.

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[Wingus Dingus]

1. Nerf toy in one hand, real knife in the other.

Crazy shit.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

2. Oh, Bradford County, not Bradford.

I went to look this up at https://solomonswords.blogspot.com/ , and then I remembered that the two places, despite their similar names, are nowhere near each other.

Thanks for the thread.

[left-of-center2012]

4. 2nd sentence of OP says 'Bradford County'

Why look it up on solomon swords?

[mahatmakanejeeves]

5. I wasn't paying attention. I had the Supreme Court running on the speakers.

I didn't catch on at first.

[marble falls]

3. Let's hear from the death penalty advocates on this one.