9-year-old Boy Was Shot In The Head

2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15

The parents of a 9-year-old boy who was shot to the head this week could have saved their son's life if they had called 911 quickly. According to what authorities have determined in Maricopa County, Arizaon, where the shocking crime.

The boy, named Landen Lavarnia, who was of Hispanic origin, was shot at his home in Phoenix, Arizona, Monday afternoon. According to the Maricopa police spokesperson, the circumstances surrounding the shooting are still under investigation, however, after the fact, the boy's mother, Wendy Rodríguez, told police that her 2-year-old son had been responsible for the shooting..

Court documents obtained by People show that it took the family "hours" to call for help, and that while the boy was lying on the ground bleeding to death, the parents tried to "clean up the blood and hide the evidence." When they finally called 911 the boy was in serious condition.

The mother was immediately questioned and said that she was alone with her children, which was quickly denied when her husband was found at home, with an arm wound. The couple alleged that the man - named Kansas Lavarnia, 31 - had been shot, but further investigation revealed that the wound had been inflicted with a drill.

"This intentional delay in medical treatment significantly threatened [the child's] health," Sgt. Vince Lewis said at a news conference. "We had a 9-year-old boy critically injured, shot in the head, desperately in need of help to save his life and [the] care that was delayed and was not provided … It is definitely a shock to consciousness."

Both the 28-year-old mother and father remain in the custody of the authorities with bail set at $ 1 million, and face a charge of first-degree murder.

Little Landen, who passed away on Tuesday. He had three more brothers, and who now remain in custody of the authorities. Family members seek help with funeral expenses through GoFundMe.