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 #36553  by George
 
dangerous everywhere
Dover, Del. —

A 15-year-old Dover resident is in jail after his arrest following a shooting Monday afternoon.

The incident took place at 5:45 p.m. Aug. 9 at the Lucky Seven gas station/convenience store at 3150 N. DuPont Highway, said police spokesman Master Cpl. Bruce W. Harris.

The 26-year-old victim was shot several times and has been admitted to Bayhealth-Kent General Hospital with life-threatening wounds.

The police investigation, which made use of video surveillance, showed the suspect and victim in a verbal confrontation at the gas pumps and the suspect apparently firing at the victim.

The victim fled into the store before collapsing on the floor. A store worker called 911, Harris said.

The suspect fled, but police were able to obtain a description of his car. Piecing this information together with prior information about someone driving the same car who had been in disputes with the victim, officers located the vehicle in the 1000 block of White Oak Road, Harris said.

The suspect was not found at that time, but turned himself in to Dover Police early in the morning of Aug. 10. State Police troopers then took him into custody.

The suspect, identified as Rasaun L. Harris, 15, was charged with first-degree attempted murder, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and possession of a firearm by a person prohibited. The latter charged stemmed from a 2008 conviction for aggravated menacing.

Harris was committed to the William M. Stevenson Detention Center, Milford, in default of a $35,000 cash bail.

According to the police report, the victim, whose name was not released, suffered four gunshot wounds to the chest, including three in the heart. The victim also suffered the loss of his spleen and a medical diagnosis included the likelihood of brain death.
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The suspect, identified as Rasaun L. Harris, 15, was charged with first-degree attempted murder, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and possession of a firearm by a person prohibited. The latter charged stemmed from a 2008 conviction for aggravated menacing.

13 YO when aggravated menacing
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 #36572  by CorBon
 
George wrote:dangerous everywhere
Dover, Del. —

A 15-year-old Dover resident is in jail after his arrest following a shooting Monday afternoon.

The suspect, identified as Rasaun L. Harris, 15, was charged with first-degree attempted murder, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and possession of a firearm by a person prohibited. The latter charged stemmed from a 2008 conviction for aggravated menacing.

The victim also suffered the loss of his spleen and a medical diagnosis included the likelihood of brain death.
Copyright 2010 Dover Post. Some rights reserved

The suspect, identified as Rasaun L. Harris, 15, was charged with first-degree attempted murder, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and possession of a firearm by a person prohibited. The latter charged stemmed from a 2008 conviction for aggravated menacing.

13 YO when aggravated menacing
A few noteworthy things about this article.

TNJ would NEVER have released the Rasaun's name. Nor would they have released any info on previous criminal activity. They gotta protect their thug relatives.

It would appear that Rasaun's prohibited person status more accurately stems from the fact that he is a minor, and was probably using a handgun.

And I guess that he will soon be looking at murder charges. But I'm sure that his case will either get all bumbled up, or we'll have to read stories about how hard his life has been growing up with a crack-addict mom and no daddy. Either way, his maximum sentence will be time-served, and then he'll be back on the streets and looked-up-to by his hood-rat friends.

But, I don't know the whole story. For all that I know, Rasaun is actually the good-guy in this story. Probably not, but stranger things have happened.
 #36578  by Boots
 
George wrote:... Copyright 2010 Dover Post. Some rights reserved ....
I don't see a link to the original article and it reminded me of something I read on PAFOA recently...

http://forum.pafoa.org/support-suggesti ... erial.html

http://forum.pafoa.org/news-123/81302-g ... forum.html

http://www.lvrj.com/blogs/sherm/Copyrig ... ml?ref=164

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/tag/righthaven/