15-Year-Old Boy Charged With Murder for Gunning Down Man Who Punched His Mom
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A 15-year-old Ohio boy who reportedly fatally shot his stepfather last week has been charged with murder.

Levonte Hyde, 30, died on Thursday after police found him with multiple gunshot wounds in Cincinnati. The teen, who has not been publicly identified, killed Hyde about 30 minutes after Hyde punched the boy’s mother in the face, according to WLWT.

The Cincinnati Enquirer reported that the 15-year-old  was arrested and charged with murder the same day Hyde died.

“He had time to find a firearm, open a safe, retrieve that firearm and waited, for the victim to arrive, and ultimately ended up firing 12 shots when the victim did succumb to his injuries,” assistant prosecutor Tatyana Reintjes said in court.

According to WXIX, Hyde and the boy’s mother were driving to the store when they started arguing. Hyde allegedly punched the woman in the face with a closed fist while driving.

Prosecutors said Hyde is not the 15-year-old’s father, though WLTT reported that he fathered two of the boy’s siblings. Prosecutors described Hyde and the mother as “co-natural parents of two children.”

The 15-year-old boy remains in juvenile detention. He is due back in court on March 3.

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