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DENVER, Dec 5 — A transgender teenager who told police that he and a friend opened fire at a suburban Denver high school to exact revenge on classmates who bullied him should be tried on murder charges as an adult, a judge ruled yesterday. Alec McKinney, 16, was ordered along with Devon Erickson,...

Thursday, 05 Dec 2019 10:09 AM MYT

Alec McKinney, 16, was ordered along with Devon Erickson, 19, to stand trial on first-degree murder, attempted murder and weapons charges in the May 7 shooting rampage at the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, in which one student was killed and eight others wounded.

Defence attorneys sought to have the case moved to juvenile court, citing McKinney’s mental health issues and a troubled childhood that included witnessing domestic violence committed by his father against his mother.

 

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