Fearing for the lives of himself and his mother, a 12-year-old boy shot and killed a home invader in Clinton, La.
According to police, witnesses saw Brad LeBlanc, 32, use a pistol to force his way into the house after making contact with the boy’s mother in the early morning of June 30. Once inside, a struggle between the two ensued, and the 12-year-old son retrieved a hunting rifle, shooting LeBlanc.
The East Feliciana Parish Sheriff’s Office responded to the incident, and first responders took LeBlanc to Lane Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
“I don’t know what you tell a kid like that. That is such a horrific incident that I tried to put myself in that position this week thinking when my kids were 12-years-old, if they were to have to do that what would I have told them,” Sheriff Jeff Travis told WAFB-TV.
“The support of the family and the community in the fact that the mother is understanding that he’s going to need some treatment and need to talk to people and helping him understand that he’s a very normal person that was put in an abnormal situation.”
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Police later apprehended Johnathon Barker and Jennifer Bond. Both were also allegedly involved in the home invasion. Barker has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of LeBlanc.
The investigation is still ongoing.