In crowded spaces, especially a high school hallway, bumping into another person on accident isn’t unusual. But for one Florida student, he did exactly that and reportedly refused to apologize for it. Now, one teen is accused of the unthinkable.
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It was Oct. 9 at the Oak Ridge High School in Orlando when students Jacori Redding and Pinien Dalmacy were in the hallway. According to the Daily Mail, Dalmacy had bumped into the 15-year-old on accident and refused to say sorry. So, the high school sophomores agreed to fight it out at the Vogt-Meloon Park basketball courts after school.
But instead of fighting, Orange County Sheriff John Mina said during a press conference Redding shot the 16-year-old, killing him.
Mina also said Redding returned to the school with the gun in his book bag, and that’s where he was arrested. The teen was already on trial for grand theft auto, according to the sheriff.
Via radio, a school resource officer was alerted about the shooting and the school was immediately placed on lockdown.
“I’m really angry that something as small as bumping into someone in the halls of a high school, something that we have all done has now turned into a deadly shooting of a 16-year-old,” Mina said, according to the outlet. He added, “This death could have been prevented, but a 15-year-old with a gun made the choice to change someone’s life.”
Now, Redding has been booked for manslaughter, possession of a firearm on school property and possession of a firearm by a minor charges. Local Orange County news station WFTV 7 reported the suspect, who is being held in juvenile detention, appeared nonchalant during his Oct. 31 court hearing, and even turned and smiled as his family called out to him.
“I love you Cori!” they shouted, according to WFTV. Click on Orlando says Redding will be charged as an adult.
A GoFundMe was created by Dalmacy’s mother, who “now needs help covering the costs of legal support and other expenses as we seek justice for Pinien. We are asking for help to make sure his story is heard and that his death is not in vain.” Dalmacy was remembered by his mom as someone who was “full of light, always smiling, always dancing, and loved by everyone who knew him.”
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