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Teen Charged with Murder After 12-Year-Old Killed in Shooting at Atlanta Home, Police Say
Police say the suspect is 14, and the family has started a fundraiser for funeral costs after Cameron Coney was shot in his bedroom.
- On Saturday, 12-year-old Cameron Coney was fatally shot inside his home off Lathrop Street in Atlanta. Atlanta Police arrested a 14-year-old suspect on Sunday and charged the teenager with murder.
- Investigators stated friends brought a gun to the residence that afternoon. Latosha Coney, the victim's aunt, alleged the shooter pointed the weapon at several children before firing at Cameron, disputing the incident was accidental.
- Cameron was a student at Long Middle School and remembered by family as a silly, playful youth who loved football. Relatives affectionately called him "Big Cam," noting he was "the freshest in the room."
- More than 100 people gathered Sunday night at Thomasville Park in Southeast Atlanta to release balloons and hold a vigil. The unidentified suspect remains in custody at the Metro Youth Detention Center.
- The family organized a GoFundMe campaign to assist with funeral costs. Addressing the community, Latosha urged parents to "know where their kids are" and emphasized, "We hope that Cameron's name forever lives on.
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14-year-old charged with murder of 12-year-old in Atlanta home shooting, police say
A community mourned 12-year-old Cameron, who loved family, football and life, after he was shot and killed in his bedroom on Saturday. (WXIA)
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According to the Atlanta Police Department, the minor was arrested without incident on Sunday and transferred to a juvenile detention facility
In the children's room they play and romp. But in Atlanta there are also weapons within reach. A teenager shoots at a child who dies shortly afterwards. Now the 14-year-old is in U-Haft.
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