BREAKING 'Enough 2nd chances': Man gets 45 years in prison for shooting 8-year-old boy during fight in Third Ward
Police say Richard Spiller opened fire during an argument over some feuding children on Houston's south side, striking the boy in the knee.A Houston man was sentenced to 45 years in prison for shooting an 8-year-old boy during a fight in the Third Ward in 2019.
That's when Spiller's son went home and told his parents that an adult slapped him, officials said. This prompted Spiller to go to the 8-year-old's home and demand to know what happened, sparking an argument. The 8-year-old boy was struck in the knee by the gunfire, and a car was hit, officials said. Spiller then fled the scene.He was arrested on April 11, 2019.
"He turned a kids' fight into a gunfight," said Assistant District Attorney Shanice Newton, who prosecuted the case in the four-day trial. "He could have stopped whenever he wanted, but he kept coming back until he hurt a child. He was relentless."
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