Parents of a 9-year-old boy who died of a head shot "waited hours" to call 911
The parents of a 9-year-old boy who died from a head shot this week may have saved his son's life if they had quickly called 911. This is what authorities in Maricopa County, Arizaon, where the Shattering crime.
The boy, named Landen Lavarnia, who was of Hispanic origin, was shot at his home in Phoenix, Arizona on Monday afternoon. According to Maricopa police spokesman, the circumstances surrounding the shooting remain under investigation, however, following the fact the boy's mother, Wendy Rodriguez, told police that her 2-year-old son had been responsible for firing .
Court documents obtained by People show that the family took "hours" to call for help, and while the child lay on the ground bleeding, the parents tried to "cleanse the blood and hide the evidence."
When they finally called 911 the boy was serious. The mother was immediately questioned and said that she was alone with her children, which was quickly denied when her husband was located in the house, with a wound in the arm.
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The couple claimed that the man, named 31-year-old Kansas Lavarnia, had been shot, but further inquiries revealed that the wound had been inflicted with a drill. "This intentional delay in medical treatment significantly threatened [the child's] health," said Sgt. Vince Lewis at a press conference.
"We had a 9-year-old boy critically wounded, shot in the head, desperately in need of help to save his life and [care] that was delayed and not given ... It is definitely a shock to consciousness
." Both the 28-year-old mother and the father remain in the custody of the authorities on a bond set at $ 1 million and face a charge of first-degree murder. Little Landen, who died on Tuesday.
Had three more brothers, and who now remain in the custody of the authorities. Family members seek help with funeral expenses through GoFundMe.
The boy, named Landen Lavarnia, who was of Hispanic origin, was shot at his home in Phoenix, Arizona on Monday afternoon. According to Maricopa police spokesman, the circumstances surrounding the shooting remain under investigation, however, following the fact the boy's mother, Wendy Rodriguez, told police that her 2-year-old son had been responsible for firing .
Court documents obtained by People show that the family took "hours" to call for help, and while the child lay on the ground bleeding, the parents tried to "cleanse the blood and hide the evidence."
When they finally called 911 the boy was serious. The mother was immediately questioned and said that she was alone with her children, which was quickly denied when her husband was located in the house, with a wound in the arm.
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The couple claimed that the man, named 31-year-old Kansas Lavarnia, had been shot, but further inquiries revealed that the wound had been inflicted with a drill. "This intentional delay in medical treatment significantly threatened [the child's] health," said Sgt. Vince Lewis at a press conference.
"We had a 9-year-old boy critically wounded, shot in the head, desperately in need of help to save his life and [care] that was delayed and not given ... It is definitely a shock to consciousness
." Both the 28-year-old mother and the father remain in the custody of the authorities on a bond set at $ 1 million and face a charge of first-degree murder. Little Landen, who died on Tuesday.
Had three more brothers, and who now remain in the custody of the authorities. Family members seek help with funeral expenses through GoFundMe.
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