man allegedly shot & killed by his 8 yr old son
ST. JOHNS, Ariz. - Hundreds of mourners packed a funeral Monday for a man allegedly shot to death by his 8-year-old son, while friends and neighbors disputed any suggestion the boy had been abused by his father.
They painted a picture of Vincent Romero as a caring father who seemed to be doing all he could to raise a polite and respectful boy.
"They were always together doing things as a family, fishing, hunting," Carlos Diaz, a cousin of Romero's current wife, said after the funeral Mass at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church.
About 600 people filled the rural Arizona church in this town of about 4,000. People who could not get in crowded around an open door or sat on chairs set up outside. Romero, an avid hunter, was in a casket with a camouflage lid.
Romero, a 29-year-old employee of a construction company, was shot with a .22-caliber rifle last Wednesday along with Timothy Romans, a 39-year-old man who rented a room in his house.
Police say the boy planned killings
Police said Romero's son planned and methodically carried out the killings, and confessed. Authorities would not discuss specifics of the confession. The boy has been charged with two counts of murder.
The boy appeared in court on Monday, wearing handcuffs at the hearing in St. Johns and sat restlessly next to his mother. Some people in the audience cried as he entered.
The judge gave defense attorneys until Friday to either find an expert to evaluate the boy's competency or to agree to one suggested by the prosecutors.
Police Chief Roy Melnick said over the weekend that police were looking into whether the boy might have been abused. He would not say who might be under scrutiny. The police department said in a statement Monday that a court had issued an order prohibiting the release of any further information about the case.
Prosecutors said that there was no record of any complaints filed about the boy with Arizona Child Protective Services and that the youngster had no disciplinary record at school.
Romero had full custody of the child. The boy's mother is in Mississippi, according to officials. Police said the boy's stepmother was not home at the time of the shooting.
The boy's attorney complained that police questioned the third-grader without representation from a parent or attorney and did not advise him of his rights.
Relatives and friends say no abuse
Relatives and friends of Romero's in the town 170 miles (273 kilometers) northeast of Phoenix said they saw no signs of abuse by the father.
Carl Hamblin, a neighbor who had once coached the father in Little League, said he often saw Romero and his son at football games or out in the yard, playing baseball.
"He appeared to be doing the right things as a dad," Hamblin said.
Neighbors Flynt and Amber Smith described the father and son as "two peas in a pod."
"They were good people, and I'd have to say good parents, and made sure (the boy) was respectful to people," Amber Smith said
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I think if the man was abusing his 8 year old kid, the kid was just tryin to put an end to it and didn't think about what he was really doing..
Opinions?
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thats crazy. Maybe the kid was fuck a sick suck that wanted to pull the trigger. Everyone said there was no signs of abuse, but this case is still too early to make a decision.
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poor kid. 8 years old is too young to be going through the courts for murder. Could be an abuse case but somebody must have noticed something in his behaviour. Strange case this one
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yeah, lol @ the kid in the interview.
they said "so, lets talk about your dad... what happened to him?"
"who?"
"your dad.."
"I dont know"
".. uh. lets say someone said you killed him, what would you say"
"who?"
"your dad!"
"i dont know"
"what happened after you pointed the gun at him?"
"i dont know"
kid is pleading the 5th
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Re: man allegedly shot & killed by his 8 yr old so
I picture him turning around after they give up and walking away Kaizer Soza style.
Re: man allegedly shot & killed by his 8 yr old so
lmao @ getting murked by your 8 year old son
that's retarded
Re: man allegedly shot & killed by his 8 yr old so
lol!
on the video interview he says after he shot him twice, he went downs stairs and " reloaded just in case"
the niggas crazy
Re: man allegedly shot & killed by his 8 yr old so
lmao. too much god damn gta4
Re: man allegedly shot & killed by his 8 yr old so
Its not GTA!!!!
*Up, down, right, left, x, x, square, left, right, L2, L1*
Wheres my weapons! I know i did the cheat....
Re: man allegedly shot & killed by his 8 yr old so
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Daith
Its not GTA!!!!
*Up, down, right, left, x, x, square, left, right, L2, L1*
Wheres my weapons! I know i did the cheat....
uhhh... the cheat should be stored in your cell phone nikko....
Re: man allegedly shot & killed by his 8 yr old so
im waiting for this kids new rap album
Re: man allegedly shot & killed by his 8 yr old so
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Originally Posted by
Devastate Mindz
uhhh... the cheat should be stored in your cell phone nikko....
*Pulls out cell phone*
WITH THIS.... IM GOING TO RULE THE WORLD....
*Hours later, "Kid shot today... Tried attacking police while trying to make a call on his cellphone. No one knows what his plans were but they have failed..."*
Re: man allegedly shot & killed by his 8 yr old so
Re: man allegedly shot & killed by his 8 yr old so
lmao @ "lay doubt strikes again"
wow, some kids are trying way too hard and failing miserably.
doesn't even make sense to put that tag in this thread..