Two Florida sisters have been charged with murder after allegedly shooting dead their 16-year-old brother while their parents were out of town. The killing in White Springs on Monday sparked a hunt for the couple, who were later arrested on charges of child neglect for failing to supervise their children Police say that Misty 'Ariel' Kornegay, 15, allegedly grabbed a handgun from her parents bedroom and shot her brother, Damien Kornegay, 16, later telling officers he had been beating her up, NBC reported.
Police found the teenager's body after an officer ran into Ariel and her 11-year-old sister, Nicole, who said there had been a shooting at their home. Ariel was arrested at the scene and later charged. Her little sister was then arrested on Tuesday.
Both have been charged with premeditated murder. Police say the girl assisted in the alleged killing but have not said to what extent. There was a fourth child - believed to be a three-year-old girl - at the house at the time, who has been placed into custody by the state Department of Children and Families.
The children's parents - Keith Kornegay, 37 and Misty Kornegay, 33 - are charged with child neglect for failing to properly supervise their children. It's understood they returned home Tuesday after going out of town and were arrested after being questioned.The couple and their two daughters are being all held without bonds at Columbia County Jail.The shooting occurred at the family's home in the 1200 block of Sophie Drive. Ariel and Nicole are said to have walked out of the house about 9.30pm Monday, right after the shooting. They left their three-year-old sister in the house with the body of their brother. An officer stopped to talk to the pair, who confessed their had been a shooting.Police then arrived at the house about 10pm.
Anytime you come on scene with something this horrific, which you have juveniles or children involved, it's pretty unsettling, even to seasoned law enforcement and deputies,' Columbia County Sheriff Mark Hunter told source
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