Boy, 11, shoots mother's boyfriend during domestic dispute in Southwest Philadelphia, police say
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Key Points:
- An 11-year-old boy shot and killed his mother's boyfriend, Jaimeer Jones-Walker, during a physical altercation between the couple in Southwest Philadelphia.
- The argument, which involved visitation issues concerning the couple's newborn in the hospital, escalated inside their home to a second-floor bedroom.
- The boy took his mother's registered semiautomatic handgun and shot Jones-Walker in the face, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
- The mother and son remained at the scene and were taken to police headquarters for interviews, while the investigation is ongoing.
- Authorities are also examining a Tesla driven by Jones-Walker that was double-parked nearby, with no charges announced yet by the District Attorney's Office.
