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Ronaldinho  |  by crimene.ws. All rights reserved. 17.07 | 19:16

An acquaintance of those involved in the shooting death of Jordan Manners says that the shooting may have been an accident...


The acquaintance, who fears being identified, was not there when the shooting took place, but claims to have spoken directly to those who were and says it was all a terrible mishap. "A couple of the boys were in the bathroom," he reveals. "They're all friends, and they were fooling around with the gun.

One of them said, "Do you want to know what a real firecracker feels like?" And he placed it on Jordan's chest and it went off by accident."


One of the original theories for motive was that this was a retaliation for a prank involving a firecracker the day before and recently it was announced that Manners and his assailants were friends.


If this is true I expect the school, C.W. Jeffreys Collegiate Institute, will come under fire for allowing a gun onto its premises.

The second suspect in the school shooting death of Jordan manners has turned himself in but that's not the big story. The big story is that both suspects had the audacity to attend memorial barbecue for Manners and give condolences to Jordan Manners' mother..

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The teens were among the more than 1,000 people who attended a Saturday memorial barbecue for Manners, who died of a gunshot wound to the chest.
Word of the charges stunned area residents.


"(One suspect) just had a baby girl about a week ago," said one teen.
"The day it happened they (the suspects) went to the mother to pass condolences.


Not only that but they are said to be best friends of Jordan.

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One teen "is Jordan's best friend," said Marcia Campbell, whose home was raided by police.

Officers found the suspect asleep in the home.
He is a friend of Jordan's and her son, Jabarie, 16, she said.
"They're all friends," she said.

"Jordan was here two weeks ago."
The suspect, Campbell said, told her he was the only one who stayed with Jordan after he was shot and tried to revive him.


Sorry but friends don't shoot each other in the chest.

An arrest has been made in the shooting death of Jordan Manners at the C.W. Jefferys Collegiate Institute in Toronto.

A 17-year-old has been arrested in connection with the shooting but can't be named due to Canada's Youth Criminal Justice Act. However another suspect has been named due to the fact that he is still at large. Police are currently searching for 17-year-old Collins Poku Duah.

He is considered armed and dangerous.
More information will be released at a police press conference tomorrow.
Thanks to for the link.

Thanks to we have somewhat a confirmation as to the motive behind the shooting of Jordan Manners. it was mentioned that the shooting was either in retaliation from a prank or it stemmed from a fight at a nearby pool. It turns out both were right.


Police reported the shooting happened near the school's indoor pool and although they're still investigating what prompted this murder, officials have reason to believe Manners was shot in retaliation over a prank he pulled the day before with a firework.

If everyone seems to know exactly how it happened how does no one know exactly who the gunman is. Maybe it's that wall of silence Harding was telling me about.


The gunman still remains unidentified and at large.

Reports are stating that the reason Jordan Manners was shot was retaliation for a prank.
"He (the gunman) got hit with a firecracker so he shot the guy in the chest with a gun," said Nick Gangapersaud, 16.


The shooter is still on the loose. He may not be named due to Canada's Youthful Offenders Act which prohibits publishing the names of criminal minors.
From what I've been told by blogger Harding the neighborhood where the shooting occurred is notorious for having a "wall of silence" when it comes to witnesses coming forward.


says the incident stemmed from a fight at a nearby pool.
I'll post more details as they become available.

when I said that we'll find out tomorrow if Alvaro Castillo will face the death penalty or not I lied.

The article stated Wednesday and I was thinking today was Tuesday for some reason. Human error.
Anyway, District Attorney Jim Woodall said today that he will not seek the death penalty against Castillo.


Woodall says Castillo's mother did --not-- want her son to face the death penalty.

Remember that the victim in this crime is Castillo's father. Still justice needs to be served.

The best way to do that is with a lengthy stay behind bars. Tomorrow we should find out whether or not Rafael Alvaro Castillo will be facing the death penalty or not. Castillo shot and killed his father, videotaped the aftermath, then went to Orange High School in Hillsborough, NC and fired rounds at the school.

Luckily there was only a few slight injuries.

Orange County District Attorney Jim Woodall is expected to announce Wednesday whether Alvaro Castillo, 19, of Hillsborough, will pursue the death penalty or time in prison.
Detectives said Castillo sent a homemade video tape and a letter to a local newspaper the same day of the incident.

On the tape, Castillo seems to become animated and agitated when talking about alleged abuse at the hands of his father.
Investigators also said Castillo sent an e-mail about the alleged rampage to the principal at Columbine High School, where two gunmen shot 13 people before killing themselves in April 1999. In the e-mail, Castillo reveals his obsession with that massacre.


Personally I'm rooting for the death penalty but I'll settle for life without parole. Anything less than that is an injustice. Over a year ago I posted about some that were left at some California high schools that injured a few people.

Now the suspect, one Brian Rocha, has been sentenced to almost 10 years behind bars for his actions.

Brian Rocha was sentenced to nine years and eight months in prison for his conviction on three counts of exploding destructive devices, causing bodily injury. He was also convicted on two counts of possessing explosive devices near a school, and several lesser charges, the Pasadena Star-News reported.


Judge Daniel Buckley expressed sympathy for the 19-year old defendant, but said diverting him from prison would present an unacceptable risk to the public.
"The elephant in the room nobody has mentioned is Columbine and Virginia Tech," the judge said, as reported by the paper. "What would we do if he did something else, when there were enough red flags raised in this case?

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Wow, a judge who gets it. My fedora is off to you Judge Buckley. We need more judges like that.

On the other side of the argument we have a defense attorney who doesn't get it...


Rocha's attorney had made a plea for probation, citing his mental state and disability. "He is developmentally disabled, his IQ is marginal, he has a depressive disorder," said attorney Robin Scroggie, the Star-News reported. "I beg of you to let us rehabilitate him.

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If his IQ is so marginal then how was he able to build these elaborate bombs? In the wake of appealing his guilty plea Kenny Bartley has a new attorney.
Kenneth Bartley met with Knoxville attorney Bruce Poston this week.

Poston agreed to take over the case from Michael Hatfield.
Bartley was sentenced to 45 years in prison, as part of a plea bargain last month. However, Poston says that's "no bargain" for Bartley who only faced six more years if he lost at trial.


On July 2nd, Poston will try to convince a judge the teen didn't "knowingly or voluntarily" agree to the terms, and that he turned down a similar offer in the presence of his parents.


Be careful what you wish for Mr. Poston.

If this goes back to trial and you lose 51 years is the minimum of what Bartley is facing. A 14-year-old middle school student from Blacksburg, Virgina was arrested on April 25th for attempting to sell stolen guns at his school.

Police say that the boy took three guns to school on April 12th, 13th and 16th, the same day gunman Seung-Hui Cho killed 32 people on Virginia Tech's campus.


Authorities say that a relative of the student contacted police and turned over two guns that had been reported stolen from local businesses. When police went to the suspect's house, they found 11 guns.


14.

Stole guns from local businesses. Tried to sell them at a middle school. Had 11 of them at his house.

This is why we need to stop treating dangerous juvenile criminals with, pardon the expression, kid gloves.

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Keywords: Jordan Manners, Alvaro Castillo, Star News, District Attorney, Jim Woodall, Brian Rocha, High School, Collegiate Institute, District Attorney Jim, Attorney Jim Woodall
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