An 8-year-old boy accused of shooting a 7-year-old girl in the arm at a daycare center in Germantown, Maryland will be placed in county care and will not face criminal charges, prosecutors said.
Police had initially charged the boy after the Jan. 24 shooting at the For Kids We Care Inc. daycare center, but said that was done only so he could be helped by juvenile authorities.
The boy's father, John Linwood Hall Sr., 56, was charged with leaving a firearm in a location accessible by an unsupervised minor, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and possession of a firearm by a felon.
Assistant State's Attorney Karyn McAuliffe told a judge Thursday that the boy's attorney, his parents and their legal representatives agreed the 8-year-old should be placed in "Child in Need of Assistance" proceedings.
Children in those proceedings are evaluated periodically to determine whether they should remain at a secure group home or at home under the close supervision of county social workers.
"The state is satisfied that his treatment and therapy needs will be fulfilled," McAuliffe said.
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Police had initially charged the boy after the Jan. 24 shooting at the For Kids We Care Inc. daycare center, but said that was done only so he could be helped by juvenile authorities.
The boy's father, John Linwood Hall Sr., 56, was charged with leaving a firearm in a location accessible by an unsupervised minor, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and possession of a firearm by a felon.
Assistant State's Attorney Karyn McAuliffe told a judge Thursday that the boy's attorney, his parents and their legal representatives agreed the 8-year-old should be placed in "Child in Need of Assistance" proceedings.
Children in those proceedings are evaluated periodically to determine whether they should remain at a secure group home or at home under the close supervision of county social workers.
"The state is satisfied that his treatment and therapy needs will be fulfilled," McAuliffe said.
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