Authorities in Texas say a 10-year-old boy has confessed to an unsolved 2022 killing, telling investigators that he shot a man he did not know while the victim slept.

Brandon O’Quinn Rasberry, 32, was shot in the head in 2022 while he slept at an RV park in Nixon, Texas, about 60 miles (97 kilometers) east of San Antonio, investigators said. He had just moved in a few days before.

The boy’s possible connection to the case was uncovered after sheriff’s deputies were contacted on April 12 of this year about a student who threatened to assault and kill another student on a school bus. They learned the boy had made previous statements that he had killed someone two years ago.

The boy was taken to a child advocacy center, where he described for interviewers details of Rasberry’s death “consistent with first-hand knowledge” of the crime, investigators said.

  • SeaJ
    82•7 months ago

    The boy said he had been visiting his grandfather, who lived a few lots away from Rasberry in the RV park. He described the 9 mm pistol and its “dirt and army green” color, and said he took it from the glove box of his grandfather’s truck.

    A glove box is not safe storage of a firearm. Considering the grandfather sold the pistol after, I’m going to guess he knew what happened.

    • @BlitzoTheOisSilent
      6•7 months ago

      Gramps definitely knew what happened, and I’d be surprised if prosecutors didn’t go after him too for at least tampering with evidence or whatever.

      However, depending on local laws, a glovebox can be considered safe storage for a firearm, so long as the glovebox locks. Not saying that is right or wrong, but my Blue state views it that way.

    • @FadesEnglish
      5•7 months ago

      I disagree (slightly), and would like to point out that many glove boxes ARE LOCKABLE. In such a case, I would deem it viable short term storage. Would def not leave it in there 24/7 but that’s just me.

      • SeaJ
        1•7 months ago

        True. But unless it is actually locked, it is not viable storage.