8-year-old boy taught to use guns
Police have found that the man killed by his 8-year-old son had consulted a priest about whether his son should be allowed to learn to use firearms.
The boy shot and killed his father, Vincent Romero, 29 and his father’s co-worker and roommate, Timothy Romans, 39, inside their home.
According to CNN, Very Rev. John Paul Sauter said Romero wanted to teach his son to hunt, while the boy’s mother wanted him to stick with a BB gun.
The St. John’s Police Chief said that he didn’t think that the killings were spur of the moment and that something must have triggered the boy’s aggression.
CNN also reports that a psychological evaluation was ordered by a judge and that under Arizona law, anyone 8 and older can have charges filed.
According to MSNBC, most people in the community knew of the Romero family