One of the people involved in the shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl celebration that saw a person killed and many injured or wounded was sentenced to a state facility for youths.
The decision was handed down on Thursday. The 15-year-old made a statement saying, “That is not who I am.”
He described himself as a good kid before he became associated with a group of peers involved in the Feb. 14 shooting, The Kansas City Star reported.
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A Family Court Judge made this statement during the hearing, which is akin to a sentencing hearing in adult court:
“You made some bad choices, but that doesn’t make you a bad person, it doesn’t make you a bad kid,” Jackson County Family Court Administrative Judge Jennifer Phillips said.
The teen’s attorney attempted to get him released to house arrest with no social media use. The attorney for the juvenile office successfully argued that separating the teen from negative peer influences would be beneficial.