Boy, 11, Guilty Of Killing Girl, 8, Over Puppies

An 11-year-old boy has been found guilty of murdering his eight-year-old neighbour after she refused to bring him her puppies.McKayla Dyer died on 2 October, 2015, after she was shot in the chest outside her home in Tennessee.
The boy, whose name has not been released because of his age, and McKayla lived in the same mobile home park.
She was outside playing with her 11-year-old sibling and another girl when the boy asked the sisters to bring their puppies to him.
When the girls refused, he went and got a 12-gauge shotgun and a BB gun and told the girls he had guns.
According to a report by local TV station WATE-TV, Judge Dennis Roach's description of events in his court order stated that McKayla laughed at him and told him the guns were not real,
The boy "then made certain the gun was loaded, cocked the hammer on the gun and shot the victim just above the heart at a downward trajectory" - the judge wrote.
McKayla fell backwards, "quickly lost consciousness, and was later confirmed dead".
"The mother of the child knelt on the ground and picked her up, placing her child in her arms as she passed away," the judge continued.
The boy had been trained in firearm safety and had hunted with his father and grandfather, the judge noted.
The judge sentenced him to be detained in state custody until he turns 19.
At the time of the shooting, Latasha Dyer described her daughter as "a precious little girl".
"No matter how bad of a mood you were in she could always make you smile," she said.