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Article from: Chicago Sun-Times (IL) Article date: November 09, 2008

RUSSIA

AT LEAST 20 DIE ABOARD NUKE SUB

MOSCOW -- An accident aboard a nuclear-powered Russian navy submarine doing a test run in the Pacific Ocean on Saturday killed more than 20 people, the navy said. The accident occurred when a fire-extinguishing system went into operation in error aboard the submarine, navy spokesman Capt. Igor Dygalo said today. An official said there was no threat to the sub's reactor.

ARIZONA

BOY, 8, CHARGED WITH MURDER

ST. JOHNS, Ariz. -- Police in this small eastern Arizona community are looking into the possibility that an 8-year-old boy who is charged with ...

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Killer Boy Reloaded 8 Times

Posted Nov 11, 08 2:40 AM CST in Crime & Courts 

Killer Boy Reloaded 8 Times
Source: AP Photo/Dana Felthauser

(Newser) – An 8-year-old killer methodically stopped and reloaded a .22 caliber rifle at least eight times as he repeatedly shot his own dad and a neighbor, the New York Times reports. Investigators have discovered no motive for the disturbing murders last week. The Arizona boy, who confessed to the shootings, appears to have suffered no physical or sexual trauma. 

“That’s what makes this case somewhat puzzling,” said the local police chief. “Our goal is to get him help.” Psychologists say children may not comprehend the finality of death. The boy was used to handling weapons and had been taught by his father to hunt . He appeared in court yesterday as hundreds attended his father's funeral. "He's a scared little kid," his attorney said. "He was yanked out of a comfortable situation."

Source: New York Times

More about:  murder • Arizona • child • patricide • Apache County Juvenile Detention Center • University of South Florida

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