FW: RE: Man Shoots Kid for stealing pumpkins


>                      Man charged with shooting teen over
>                       stolen pumpkin 
>                       08:37 p.m Oct 19, 1999 Eastern 
> 
>                       BUENA PARK, Calif., Oct 19 (Reuters) - A
>                       California man who allegedly shot and killed a
>                       17-year-old boy for stealing a Halloween pumpkin
>                       from his yard has been arrested and may face murder
>                       charges, a Buena Park police spokesman said on
>                       Tuesday. 
> 
>                       Pete Solomona, 47, was arrested on Monday night
>                       after telling police he accidentally shot Brandon
>                       Ketzdever with his .357 Magnum handgun during a
>                       confrontation with the teenager and two of his friends
>                       over the stolen pumpkin. 
> 
>                       Ketzdever, who was shot in the head while sitting in
>                       his car in front of Solomona's house in Buena Park,
>                       about 35 miles (55 kms) south of Los Angeles, died
>                       on Tuesday morning at a local hospital. 
> 
>                       Ketzdever's two friends, who were not identified by
>                       authorities, fled after the shooting but were later found
>                       by police. One of the boys was treated for minor
>                       injuries sustained when he was hit by bullet fragments.
> 
>                       Buena Park police spokesman Chris Nunez said
>                       Solomona's wife and several neighbours called
>                       authorities after the shooting, and Solomona
>                       surrendered to officers at his house. He is being held
>                       without bail pending an arraignment on Wednesday. 
> 
>                       Nunez said Solomona, who was arrested on suspicion
>                       of murder, told police his gun discharged accidentally
>                       during a confrontation with the three boys, who had
>                       stolen his pumpkin as a prank minutes earlier. 
> 
>                       ``The suspect was at home watching TV, and heard a
>                       noise and noticed his pumpkin missing and a car
>                       driving away,'' Nunez said. ``In just a matter of
>                       minutes the car came back through and provided the
>                       suspect with an opportunity to confront them.'' 
> 
>                       Nunez said Solomona told police that ``when he
>                       asked why they took his Halloween decorations, the
>                       handgun discharged and hit the driver.'' 
> 
> 
>                       Copyright 1999 Reuters Limited. 
> 

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