In the past few days, some young teenagers have been arrested for some alarming crimes. Yesterday afternoon, a 13-year-old girl allegedly set fire to some papers in a classroom, causing a fire that injured six people. And a few days before that, a 13-year-old and a 15-year-old were arrested for killing an 18-year-old!
The fire at Brooklyn's I.S. 228 was called in around 5:30PM. Investigators say the girl had been "playing with a cigarette lighter" when she lit some papers. Then she "threw the flaming papers inside a wooden coat closet that was storing books and clothes," which set the room on fire. Over 60 firefighters responded and the classroom was destroyed. The girl was charged with fourth-degree arson and criminal mischief and will also face disciplinary action from the school.
And in the murder case, 13-year-old Rashaun Ferguson and 15-year-old Taquan Stotts were charged with second-degree murder in he shooting of Neville Thomas Ward on Saturday night. According to Newsday sources, the pair met up with Ward (who said, "What's up?"): "Stotts allegedly took out a gun, and Ferguson said to him, 'Burn him, burn him, kill him,' witnesses said."
