Daniel T. Cornell, 19, of St. Paul, was charged on Monday with numerous felonies connected to Darion Joseph Smith,a 15-year-old boy who was shot in the back of the head by another boy in a St. Paul home.
Cornell was arrested last week in the death of Smith,a student at St. Paul Central High School.
According to the charges, Cornell and others in the Maryland Avenue E. home had been playing Russian roulette prior to the shooting. They played with a gun that Cornell brought to the home, except they played without the .22-caliber revolver being loaded.
When the guest were ready to leave, Cornell decided to load the handgun with three live rounds. Soon after, the trigger was pulled while aimed at Smith's head.
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That is a horrible story! Why on earth would he decide to load the gun in the first place. It almost sounds like he fully intended to kill Smith.
ReplyDeleteThat was an interesting last paragraph. You didn't really say that Cornell shot Smith on purpose, but you left it up to your reader to decide. I wonder if Cornell really meant to kill Smith, or if he was just dumb and thought it would be joke or something. Still, he would have had to be pretty stupid not to realize that Smith would die if he shot Smith with live rounds.
ReplyDeleteThis is the same one I did! It's going to be an interesting case, seeing as the kid had no idea it was loaded.
ReplyDeleteGood story. It is so terrible to read stuff like this. Kids should be tought by their parents to be more responsible. I can't believe they would do that.
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