Reply #4: an all-too-often story . . . . here is another from yesterday's Local session

[DrDan]

A 12-year-old Deerfield Beach boy died Friday, five days after police said a teenage friend shot him in the face.

The friend, Jose Torres, 17, a self-professed weapons fetishist who lives across the street from the victim, now faces charges of manslaughter and tampering with evidence in the death of Anthony Alejandre. Torres originally was charged with attempted manslaughter.

Alejandre had been on life support at Broward General Medical Center since the Monday night shooting at Torres' home in the 600 block of Northwest First Way. Sheriff's detectives said the two were in Torres' bedroom when Torres pulled a suitcase from under his bed containing at least two pistols.

The door was locked and Torres' mother was in another part of the house, investigators said.


Police later found a cache of weapons in the bedroom, including five handguns, a pump shotgun, exotic swords and knives, brass knuckles and Japanese throwing stars.

Sheriff Al Lamberti quoted Torres as saying: "I have a fetish for weapons."

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/fl-teen-charged-shooting-folo-2-20101015,0,5447555.story