11 year old boy murders an 8 year old girl over a puppy
An 11-year-old boy has been charged with first degree murder after he allegedly shot an eight year old girl in a row about a puppy on Saturday evening in White Pine. Officers responded to the call at 7:26 p.m. Saturday. The boy is accused of killing McKayla Dyer near her home after asking to play with her dog.
After she refused he is said to have gone back into his house and fired at her with his father's 12-gauge shotgun. According to her mother, McKayla Dyer, 8, was found lying on the ground with a gunshot wound to her chest. She was taken to Morristown-Hamblen hospital, where she later died.