Mother cites robbery attempt in her baby's shooting death

[Penny Lane 8,159]

Brunswick, Georgia (CNN) -- A woman says she was taking her 13-month-old son for a walk in this Georgia town when they were approached by two boys who demanded money, then fatally shot her boy and wounded her.

"He said, 'I'm gonna kill you if you don't give me your money,' and I said, 'I swear, I don't have any,'" Sherry West told CNN affiliate WAWS. "I put my arms over my baby and he shoves me and he shot my baby right in the head."

Both boys then ran into a residential neighborhood of this seaside Georgia town some 30 miles north of Florida, she told police.

Police responding to a 911 call found the baby shot dead and his mother with a leg wound.

The mother told reporters she was pushing her son in a stroller around 9 a.m. Thursday when she was approached by the two boys. One appeared to be 13 to 15 years of age while the other was as young as 10, she said.

Authorities were checking attendance records Friday at schools in an attempt to identify suspects.

City Manager Bill Weeks said no other witnesses have come forward.

"But why my little one?" asked Louis Santiago, the father, in an interview with WAWS. "You know, you should have just taken the pocketbook and go."

No weapon has been recovered, Police Chief Tobe Green told reporters.

Police have offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to the killer.

Asked about what angles authorities were pursuing, police spokesman Todd Rhodes said, "Anything and everything."

"This is obviously just a terrible day in the city of Brunswick," Mayor Bryan Thompson told reporters on Thursday, "and made even more terrible by the senseless killing of a young child. And it appears perpetrated by children themselves."

http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/22/us/georgia-baby-killed/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

Brunswick, Georgia (CNN) -- A woman says she was taking her 13-month-old son for a walk in this Georgia town when they were approached by two boys who demanded money, then fatally shot her boy and wounded her.

"He said, 'I'm gonna kill you if you don't give me your money,' and I said, 'I swear, I don't have any,'" Sherry West told CNN affiliate WAWS. "I put my arms over my baby and he shoves me and he shot my baby right in the head."

Both boys then ran into a residential neighborhood of this seaside Georgia town some 30 miles north of Florida, she told police.

Police responding to a 911 call found the baby shot dead and his mother with a leg wound.

The mother told reporters she was pushing her son in a stroller around 9 a.m. Thursday when she was approached by the two boys. One appeared to be 13 to 15 years of age while the other was as young as 10, she said.

Authorities were checking attendance records Friday at schools in an attempt to identify suspects.

City Manager Bill Weeks said no other witnesses have come forward.

"But why my little one?" asked Louis Santiago, the father, in an interview with WAWS. "You know, you should have just taken the pocketbook and go."

No weapon has been recovered, Police Chief Tobe Green told reporters.

Police have offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to the killer.

Asked about what angles authorities were pursuing, police spokesman Todd Rhodes said, "Anything and everything."

"This is obviously just a terrible day in the city of Brunswick," Mayor Bryan Thompson told reporters on Thursday, "and made even more terrible by the senseless killing of a young child. And it appears perpetrated by children themselves."

http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/22/us/georgia-baby-killed/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

I can't stand senseless violence. My prayers are with the mother and family.

[Penny Lane 8,159]

I can't stand senseless violence. My prayers are with the mother and family.

It just doesn't make sense to me. I can't comprehend how people can be so terrible to each other.

[Danno 1,228]

It just doesn't make sense to me. I can't comprehend how people can be so terrible to each other.

Listen to an hours worth of hard core Rap music and process it like the ten and fifteen year old.

I also would bet when they find these two (and they will) there is no father in their life.

[decocker 7,198]

jeez. i've been listening to rap, grindcore, and death metal since forever. never shot any babies (or ate them).

[Teddy B 17,252]

jeez. i've been listening to rap, grindcore, and death metal since forever. never shot any babies (or ate them).

It's just a matter of time.

[Danno 1,228]

jeez. i've been listening to rap, grindcore, and death metal since forever. never shot any babies (or ate them).

Some people smoke till ninety five.

The things I mentioned are not a "formula" for creating a anti-social teen.

[decocker 7,198]

Some people smoke till ninety five.

The things I mentioned are not a "formula" for creating a anti-social teen.

the cops don't know who did this, yet you've projected what music they listen to and if their fathers are present.

as usual, you make no sense.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

the cops don't know who did this, yet you've projected what music they listen to and if their fathers are present.

as usual, you make no sense.

He makes perfect sense to me.

[Penny Lane 8,159]

Listen to an hours worth of hard core Rap music and process it like the ten and fifteen year old.

I also would bet when they find these two (and they will) there is no father in their life.

Brilliant.

The police should hire you, Danno. You've got everyone figured out.

[decocker 7,198]

He makes perfect sense to me.

i don't want to understand his line (knotted mess) of thinking.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

i don't want to understand his line (knotted mess) of thinking.

You're being polite, when I say I understand it, it's because he has racist overtones in his message. It's not as clever as he thinks it is.

[decocker 7,198]

It's not as clever as he thinks it is.

that's what i don't understand. i much prefer racists that have the spine to be honest with others about the roots of their ideals.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

that's what i don't understand. i much prefer racists that have the spine to be honest with others about the roots of their ideals.

This is what I have been saying all this time, don't be a sissy about it, let it all out so you can be dealt properly. I don't advocate violence on anyone, even racist trash, but at least have the conviction to stand by what you believe in.

[Ban Hammer 13,334]

one post removed for a personal attack. don't do it again.