An 11-year-old central Indiana boy charged with killing his brother is likely the youngest person to face a murder charge in Indiana in about 90 years.
The Indianapolis Star reported Saturday that the last time someone so young was charged with murder in Indiana came in the early 1920s, when an 11-year-old was charged with murder and tried as an adult in northwest Indiana's Starke County. That boy wasn't convicted.
Few details about the shooting Thursday night that killed 6-year-old Andrew Frye at his family's home near Martinsville have been released because a judge on Friday ordered details to remain sealed. Morgan County Prosecutor Steve Sonnega said some information might emerge Wednesday when the defendant appears for an initial hearing.
The 11-year-old was being held Saturday at the Johnson County Juvenile Detention Center.
"Murder can be knowingly or intentionally," Sonnega said. "There is a slight difference. Knowingly means when you engage in conduct you know there is a high probability of the outcome."
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