help God please somebody help can you even charge a 7-year-old with murder technically he just made the cut off detective Benson yes you left a message our son Elias was involved in a shooting they gave this address not a hospital is he God please say he's alive Mrs Barrera I'm I'm sorry about the misunderstanding Elias wasn't the one who was shot oh thank God he was the shooter what sir do you want a gun no does your son have access to one I don't know how he's either at home school or a sitters okay and who's that Mr Strada where's our son uh we want to talk to him with you but we can't do that without your permission if you would sign a Miranda wer fine that's fine just let us see him okay come with me please do you know Carly Jackson yeah what can you tell me about Carly she's a girl yeah yeah you like Carly no how come she's always bothering me how does she bother you she chases me mhm she tries to kiss me okay can you tell me what happened to Carly at recess sh fell down what made her fall down the gun the gun okay who's holding the gun is card's going to be okay a eyes tell me who had the gun I did following this story who hasn't little boy who shot this girl did it with the same gun that was used to wag this guy so tell us what you know about this guy I don't know nothing about the guy the stuff he was into I don't want to know and what stuff with that be mumbo jumbo whenever I seen him he's coming out of nesters you Nester nck Crow Nessa show me the business last year and exactly what kind of business is this religious supplies for the practice of Sania ah then those would be sacrificial chickens it's legal Santo win the Supreme Court case relax we're not from the ASPCA no yeah he's a customer was know anything about it santel don't sacrif rice anything further up the food chain then go he's in here all the time yeah with him no another one of those boys 18 or 19 years old called sweetness sweetness real sweet toothy the kids call him sweetness the candy store that he takes Elias to alone is off a known drug Corner did you know that Mrs strata no I Sunday night a young man named shorty was shot and killed with the same gun El last used to kill Carly Jackson the last time your great grandson was arrested for gun possession he was with Shorty they did time together Mrs strata tell us where he is part's down here it's him out who did this to you who did this to you who cut you s this who C you what did he say I think he said my shed day let's talk about the gun okay tell me about this he told me to stay in the room I didn't I saw him shoot the man okay what's that at the end of the gun a pillow you could hardly hear the BAM why did sweetness shoot shorty you didn't wasn't that him holding the gun well who is it Ma what did you say ma do you know machete well how do you know his name I heard shorty say stop machete don't please don't stop okay then what happened I heard sirens and my ran away and what happened to the gun sweetness hit it in the couch and then he got a big suitcase and I hid in the closet because I was scared then what happened I heard him leave why did you take the gun I didn't want him to kill me too okay okay hello I'll be with you in a second hey hey take him outside Nikki Crow you're under arrest for the murder of shorty espito Dr Olivette you're familiar with the people's exhibit H very familiar I had him draw it and what exact L did you ask him to draw a portrait of himself at the time of the crime there was no mention of fire in the police report he added that to the picture when I asked him what he thought should happen to him and what do The Flames represent hell that's taking the consequences of his actions to the ultimate extreme isn't it obviously he has the capacity to understand all children have some grasp of right and wrong I've seen children younger than seven who believe they're going to hell because they told a fib how do you explain his laps in Judgment at the time he pulled the trigger he was in Mortal fear not only that he was imitating Behavior he had seen these men wave a gun to scare people and he did the same he just wanted them to go away he was imitating Behavior without understanding it the danger risks or morality and on what exactly do you base your findings on his capacity solely on his age and development he's 7 years old thank you you may step down your honor the people defer to Dr olivette's findings that the minor lacked the capacity to understand the consequences of his actions and therefore should not be held responsible the people are withdrawing charges it's clear the respondent life the men's Rea to commit a crime therefore we will not pursue the case I know some of you are not happy with today's decision but there's something I'd like you to hear you heard you loud and clear the killers of black children get all scotf free this cycle of violence has got to stop somewhere let it be here I'm Carly Jackson's mother I know you're all here here out of concern and I thank you but I have a favor to ask go home take care of your children police coming through neighbors jumped would have killed him if we had been a block away who is he a relative outraged citizen how old is he 12 name's Thomas James Goes By TJ anyone see it happen best we can put together he tried to join a group of kids playing ball they shunned him he walks off alone that's when TJ shows up get off get off me man leave me alone can't kill ass sistant just walk hey come on man leave me alone man I didn't do nothing man cycle never ends does it welcome to the gaz's trip [Music] [Music]