Boy Shot to Death in Second Killing in Friend’s Home
A teen-ager died this morning after he was shot in the head by a high school friend, the same youth who shot and killed another boy four years ago in the same room of his Anaheim Hills home.
The boy, who reported both shootings to police, told authorities in both cases that the shootings were accidental.
The Orange County coroner’s office this morning sealed from public view records of the earlier shooting, saying Anaheim police had requested closure as they consider reopening the 1986 case, which had been ruled accidental.
“We certainly can’t rule out any possibility at this point,” Anaheim Police Lt. Marc Hedgepeth said. “We will certainly explore other possibilities.”
Police have refused to identify the 17-year-old youth, who, as in 1986, was released to the custody of his parents.
Christian R. Wiedepuhl, 17, died at 12:50 a.m. today at Western Medical Center from a single gunshot wound, a hospital spokeswoman said.
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