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January 19, 2011 Boy kills family members with birthday present www.privateofficer.com

SPARTANBURG, SC Jan 19 2011 – Neighbors say they are stunned by the accusation that a 14-year-old South Carolina boy they knew as a well-mannered kid is the same teen police say shot and killed members of his family.

Spartanburg Public Safety officials say the teen called around midnight Monday and said he had shot three people.

The Spartanburg County coroner’s office says 44-year-old Joe Lankford and 83-year-old Virginia Gaston were killed. Rachel Lankford, 80, is hospitalized in critical condition.

Capt. Art Littlejohn says the teen came out of the house with his hands up and was taken into custody.

Neighbor Barry Taylor says he spent the weekend with his 9-year-old grandson and the teen suspected in the shootings and didn’t notice anything unusual. The boys had played together for the past two years.

The teen has not been charged, and his name has not been released. Police say the boy’s father gave him the .22 rifle gun used in the shootings as a birthday present.

Source:WIS

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