4 Children Apprehended in Roadway Shootings
Four children ranging in age from 9 to 14 were apprehended for allegedly firing .22-caliber rifles at passing motorists on Interstate 95, wounding one person, police said Sunday.
The youngsters were captured Saturday night after someone reported gunfire from a wooded area near the highway and police sent a helicopter, state police spokesman Chuck Jackson said.
The shootings apparently began Aug. 18, when a man was wounded in the shoulder, Jackson said. State police also confirmed at least three other incidents of gunfire damaging vehicles, he said.
A 14-year-old and an 11-year-old were charged with assault with intent to maim. The 14-year-old also was charged with two counts of assault with intent to murder and one count of destruction of property, Jackson said. The others were not charged.
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