Detroit boy, 12, faces murder charge, possible life sentence, in shooting death of woman, 24
By David N. Goodman, APThursday, August 20, 2009
Detroit boy, 12, faces life murder charge in death
DETROIT — Authorities say a 12-year-old Detroit boy accused of shooting a 24-year-old woman to death during a street robbery could face an adult murder sentence of life in prison without parole if he’s convicted.
According to police, Demarco Harris shot and killed Trisha Babcock, of Davison, just after midnight on Aug. 1. Police aren’t saying how he got the gun.
Harris is charged with felony murder, armed robbery, having a firearm during a felony and violating curfew.
He’s too young to be charged as an adult in Michigan. But the proseuctor’s office filed the case with an adult designation.
That means the judge can choose to impose an adult sentence. For felony murder, that would be mandatory life in prison without possibility of parole.
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October 6, 2009: 7:31 am
Quite simply, she had deteriorated into a mudshark. Look-up the term if you”re not familiar with it. |
 John |
September 1, 2009: 3:22 pm
The fact that an unsupervised 12 year old man-child is armed and roaming Detroit streets late at night is no surprise. A cute and naive out-of-towner needs to show some better smarts and not be a source of easy fresh meat for inner-city predators. A beautiful young woman is now gone; the victim of a murderous creature and her own want for money and excitement. |
 George |
August 27, 2009: 4:52 am
Regarding the Detroit murder: Certainly the shooter deserves to be hung regardless of age. But a question lingers. Why was a pretty small town girl in crack-infested Detroit after midnight looking for work as a stripper? I guess the lure of fast money sometimes rules over common sense and morality. |
Gene