I'm shocked that there are so many people here who think an 11yo should be tried as an adult. Are these the same people who think 11 is too young to be left alone or allowed to cross busy roads on their own or go to the cinema alone?!
At 11 yo a child is not old enough get a job or live alone or drive a car or any other adult thing because they are a CHILD, they are not responsible enough, they don't understand the rules and complexities of adult life and cannot be relied upon to keep themselves and others safe.
Yes they may have a fairly well developed understanding of right and wrong and of what death is but not to the same extent as an adult.
A lot of 11 yos are still at primary school ffs. They are children and still have so much learning and growing to do.
What this boy did was a terrible thing, I don't for one second deny that but the fact is he WAS a child and should be treated as such.
As others have said I really do wonder what had happened to this boy to bring him to a point where he could commit such a crime.
Am also disgusted at the idea of a gun made specifically for children and the fact that, in America, here or any other country, a child can have their own gun - a weapon designed for no other reason than to cause death. 