Nov 2, 2008 2:25 am US/Eastern
South Carolina Boy,12, Killed In Halloween Tragedy
SUMTER, S.C. (CBS) ―
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A Halloween tragedy in South Carolina claimed the life of a young boy Saturday. Police say TJ Darrisaw and his family were wearing ghoulish masks when a homeowner felt threatened enough to start shooting at them.
CBS
A Halloween tragedy in South Carolina claimed the life of a young boy Saturday.
Police say the children were wearing ghoulish masks when a homeowner felt threatened enough to start shooting at them.
It was a normal Halloween night when 12-year-old T.J. Darrisaw was trick-or-treating with his family in their Sumter, South Carolina neighborhood.
But when they approached one house, everything changed.
"They then heard what they thought were firecrackers," Sumter Police Chief Patty Patterson said. "They then learned it was gunfire. They were being fired upon by someone inside the residence."
Police say the owner of that house, 22-year-old Quentin Patrick, a convicted felon, thought he was being robbed – so he fired off nearly 30 rounds from an assault rifle.
Several of those bullets hit T.J., killing him.
"The door of the residence had not been opened when the gunfire erupted," Patterson said.
T.J.'s father and his 9-ear-old brother were also hurt, but they were quickly treated and released from a local hospital.
A woman who lives next door to the shooting scene says the family was very nice when they stopped at her door for candy.
"They had real nice manners," the neighbor said. "They said thank you and sounded real sweet."
Patrick has been charged with murder.
A 19-year-old woman who was in his home has been charged with obstruction of justice.
Family members say they stopped at Patrick's house because the porch light was on.
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