NM boy charged with murder in father's death - Nation/World - News & Observer.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- An 11-year-old New Mexico boy who police say reported he fatally shot his father because the man was punishing him was charged Tuesday with first-degree murder.
Belen Police Sgt. Joe Portio said evidence supports the murder charge filed by District Attorney Lemuel Martinez's office. He declined to elaborate, citing a request by the boy's attorney, Jeff Buckels.
Police have said the boy shot 42-year-old Bryon Hilburn with a rifle on Aug. 27 while his 6-year-old sister was in the room, then flagged down officers outside the family's home in Belen, about 30 miles south of Albuquerque.
The boy was 10 at the time
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