3 women honored for trying to help children involved in fatal shootings
Updated May 11, 2021;
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Avon Burton was leaving a local store last year when she came across a naked 16-year-old boy being chased by a sex offender.
She heard the boy shouting, “Help!” Then she saw a gunman standing over the boy in the middle of the street.
“We watch a grown man straddle a young kid and load bullets into his body,” she said Tuesday, recalling the dreadful memory. “It was horrific that day, as a mother.”
But Burton kept her wits about her “with remarkable courage,” and helped point Harrisburg police officers in the right direction where the sex offender was attempting to escape. He was running down an alley way in Allison Hill after the fatal shooting of Kyan King on Aug. 29.
Fundraiser started for woman struggling after helping boys in fatal shooting
Updated Mar 05, 2021;
When Kimeka Campbell heard about Jere’e Clark’s role in helping two young brothers after an accidental shooting last month, she reached out to check on her.
Clark, 32, relayed she was having a difficult time. The older brother, just 12-years-old, died despite her efforts to save him after happening to drive by the brothers’ home in Swatara Township. Clark continues to struggle with flashbacks and guilt about not being able to save the boy.
Dr. Campbell, co-founder the Young Professionals of Color Greater Harrisburg, wanted to do something to help Clark get the time and resources she needs to recover. So Thursday night, Campbell started an online fundraiser to benefit Clark.
Jere'e Clark stopped her vehicle Feb.14 after she saw a 10-year-old boy crying for help outside his Swatara Township home. He said he shot his 12-year-old brother.
No charges will be filed after 10-year-old accidentally kills brother with revolver: DA
Updated Feb 26, 2021;
A 10-year-old boy playing with a revolver accidentally shot his older brother in the head on Valentine’s Day, leading to the 12-year-old boy’s death on Thursday, the district attorney’s office announced Friday.
The office said in a statement released Friday afternoon that they had completed their investigation and concluded there would be no criminal charges.
Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo gave this account of the shooting, which occurred just after noon on Feb. 14 in the 2900 block of Sycamore Street:
The parents left their two sons home alone to attend a brunch.
Updated: 1:04 PM EST February 26, 2021
DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. The Dauphin County District Attorney s Office announced Friday that no charges would be filed in the death of a 12-year-old Swatara Township boy who was shot accidentally by his 10-year-old brother on Feb. 14.
Investigators with the DA s office and Swatara Township Police determined that the 10-year-old was holding a revolver that discharged accidentally, striking the victim in the head.
The decision was announced by District Attorney Fran Chardo in a press release.
The investigation determined the following:
On the morning of Feb. 14, the boys parents left them at home while they went to brunch. The boys were of sufficient maturity to be left without supervision, Chardo said.