15 year-old accidentally killed with pellet gun
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- ANTIOCH - The first day of summer vacation ended in tragedy for an Antioch family when their son was accidentally shot and killed in the chest on Thursday morning at home by a friend.
Neighbors identified the victim as 15-year-old Marcos Garcia, who just finished his freshman year at Deer Valley High School.
The teen who pulled the trigger is a classmate the same age. Antioch Police Sgt. John Fortner said that officers determined the shooting was a 'tragic accident." He did not mention any arrests.
"The boys came yelling, 'Marcos, something happened to Marcos,'" neighbor Jorge Duran told KTVU.
Duran said there were several boys in the Garcia house on Palomar Drive at about 10 a.m., when a pellet rifle shot Marcos at close range.
"He had a small wound in his chest, and I guess it went straight into his heart," Duran said, adding that he tried to hurry the paramedics arrival. "He was laying on the floor and he was unconscious, and I didn't know how long he'd stopped breathing but it might have been ten or fifteen minutes because the kids didn't know what to do."
The Deer Valley Wolverines class of 2017 graduated Thursday evening.
Administrators declined requests to speak to news reporters before the commencement ceremony.
Some families had heard about Marcos' death, but many had not, since classes have ended for summer vacation.
"They've been a really nice family, they're good neighbors," neighbor Kathy Sandiforth told KTVU.
Sandiforth says Marcos was the youngest child in the household, with three half-siblings, and that both parents were away at work when the shooting happened.
"Mom and Dad work really hard to survive, and then, boys are boys, and they get together and play, and sometimes things happen, it's sad," Sandiforth said.
Another neighbor came home from work early to console his son, who has grown up with Marcos.
"This is always a reminder that guns are dangerous, especially playing around with them," said Anthony Myers, "but I never heard of a pellet gun killing someone, that's rare."
Marcos' two best friends in the neighborhood describe him as likable, loyal, funny and good at soccer.
"He had invited a couple of friends to come over, just to hang out," reflected Chaz Myers.
"He was like my best friend, like a brother to me," added Aron Duran, "and when I heard he was shot, I was in shock."
Both boys are 15, and also friends with the one who pulled the trigger.
"I want to talk to him, comfort him, and tell him it's not really fault because accidents happen," declared Myers, " and I don't think he should have any more consequences because he didn't purposely try to kill somebody."
Myers and Duran said Garcia wasn't prone to gun play, and they remembered seeing the pellet gun only rarely.
Antioch Police declined to give any further details, or outline any next steps in their investigation.
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ANTIOCH - The first day of summer vacation ended in tragedy for an Antioch family when their son was accidentally shot and killed in the chest on Thursday morning at home by a friend.
Neighbors identified the victim as 15-year-old Marcos Garcia, who just finished his freshman year at Deer Valley High School.
The teen who pulled the trigger is a classmate the same age. Antioch Police Sgt. John Fortner said that officers determined the shooting was a 'tragic accident." He did not mention any arrests.
"The boys came yelling, 'Marcos, something happened to Marcos,'" neighbor Jorge Duran told KTVU.
Duran said there were several boys in the Garcia house on Palomar Drive at about 10 a.m., when a pellet rifle shot Marcos at close range.
"He had a small wound in his chest, and I guess it went straight into his heart," Duran said, adding that he tried to hurry the paramedics arrival. "He was laying on the floor and he was unconscious, and I didn't know how long he'd stopped breathing but it might have been ten or fifteen minutes because the kids didn't know what to do."
The Deer Valley Wolverines class of 2017 graduated Thursday evening.
Administrators declined requests to speak to news reporters before the commencement ceremony.
Some families had heard about Marcos' death, but many had not, since classes have ended for summer vacation.
"They've been a really nice family, they're good neighbors," neighbor Kathy Sandiforth told KTVU.
Sandiforth says Marcos was the youngest child in the household, with three half-siblings, and that both parents were away at work when the shooting happened.
"Mom and Dad work really hard to survive, and then, boys are boys, and they get together and play, and sometimes things happen, it's sad," Sandiforth said.
Another neighbor came home from work early to console his son, who has grown up with Marcos.
"This is always a reminder that guns are dangerous, especially playing around with them," said Anthony Myers, "but I never heard of a pellet gun killing someone, that's rare."
Marcos' two best friends in the neighborhood describe him as likable, loyal, funny and good at soccer.
"He had invited a couple of friends to come over, just to hang out," reflected Chaz Myers.
"He was like my best friend, like a brother to me," added Aron Duran, "and when I heard he was shot, I was in shock."
Both boys are 15, and also friends with the one who pulled the trigger.
"I want to talk to him, comfort him, and tell him it's not really fault because accidents happen," declared Myers, " and I don't think he should have any more consequences because he didn't purposely try to kill somebody."
Myers and Duran said Garcia wasn't prone to gun play, and they remembered seeing the pellet gun only rarely.
Antioch Police declined to give any further details, or outline any next steps in their investigation.
a pellet. gun. can. kill
It fucking depends on the spring power.
@TalkLandon1 yeah like u fcking choking or coughing or never give to a person who is a dumbass for using guns.
This is lowkey right next to my house like I'm this persons neighbor
I'm øn tøp because I'm phantastic really?
@Trump Is annidiot T
This is fucked up
RIP
Oof
Fucking stupid , and underestimated pellet gun power. And no arrest is made???, what is wrong with the law.
That’s the thing pellet guns are supposed to be softer and not like this. Then again they are pellets I have a pellet gun and it is powerful so it makes some sense. The friend who shot him should not be arrested for this because pellet guns are like toys it’s a BB gun but he should be taught some safety lessons for that
RIP
Shot by a *friend*
A tragic accident
a close friend of mine had a similar accident,the fact that they were friends changes nothing in the way that it was an accident
They are kids,kids do dumb things..when I was a kid we used to have shootouts with BB guns for fun..with that being said,these day they can make pellet guns with the power of a real gun..Im sure the kids never wouldve thought a BB gun would go though his chest...I feel bad for everyone involved,especially the kid who died and his family but the kid who shot and killed his friend has to live with that for the rest of his life
Glen Nelson not an accident a dumbass
Wow
Must be airsoft?
you don't use pellets in airsoft
In Airsoft, you use plastic bb's, not metal pellets
There's a very huge difference.
Chris Monk Idiot
@@americangore I never knew... I own a red rider lever action BB gun.
That's one strong ass pellet gun. But fr rip this one 15yo
R.I.P
:'(
R.I.P. MG7
This guy crazy