Los Angeles Times, December 25, 1991
A 16-year-old boy was in critical condition Tuesday after he was shot in the head by another youth, who was held in custody while Burbank police tried to determine if the 4:30 a. m. shooting was an accident.
Travis Weaver was in critical condition after surgery at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Burbank, Lt. Larry Koch said. The other youth, also 16, was in custody at Sylmar Juvenile Hall on suspicion of attempted murder, Koch said. The shooting in the 300 block of West Alameda Avenue was apparently an accident, Koch said. But he said the youth would be held until the investigation is complete.
STUDENT SHOT BY FRIEND DIES - CLASSMATE USED GUN OWNED BY HIS FATHER
Daily News of Los Angeles (CA) - Friday, January 3, 1992
Author: Tori Richards Daily News Staff Writer
A 16-year-old Burbank High School student died Thursday from wounds suffered last week when a friend shot him with a gun owned by the friend's father, officials said. Travis Weaver did not regain consciousness after the Dec. 23 shooting in the Burbank apartment of a classmate. He died at 1:45 a.m. at Saint Joseph Medical Center, officials said. The 16-year-old suspect was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and released to his parents.
No charges have been filed. "The suspect claims that he forgot the gun was loaded," said Burbank police Sgt. Doyle Holm. "It appears that the kids are friends, that the families are friends. So it's a real tragedy." The suspect told police that he had been playing with his father's .357- caliber Magnum and that the shooting was an accident.
The suspect's name was not released because of his age. The slain youth's uncle said the family has forgiven the boy suspected in the shooting. "It's easy to forgive him because it was an accident," Jim Kennedy said. "He needs to put this behind him and go on with his life." Visitors brought cards made by Sunday-school children at First Presbyterian Church of Burbank, where Weaver was involved in a youth group, Kennedy said. "Everyone has been so giving, it's really helped me get through this," said the boy's mother, Mary Jane Weaver . "He loved children and animals. I'll remember him by his love of life."
On the night of the shooting, the suspect was supposed to be spending the night at a friend's house, officials said. However, the boy, Travis and a third youth stayed in the apartment and broke into a gun cabinet, police said. Holm said the suspect called police immediately after the shooting.
BOY, 16, CHARGED WITH INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER
Daily News of Los Angeles (CA) - Saturday, January 11, 1992
Author: Judy Shay Daily News Staff Writer
A 16-year-old Burbank boy who shot and killed a friend on Christmas Eve was charged Friday with involuntary manslaughter. Deputy District Attorney Marlene Sanchez said the youth also was charged with two misdemeanor counts of possession of a firearm and live ammunition without parental consent.
The teen-ager, whose name was not released because of his age, could face up to four years at the California Youth Authority if convicted, prosecutors said.
Travis Weaver , a 16-year-old Burbank High School student, was shot once in the head with a .357-caliber Magnum at 4:54 a.m. Dec. 24 in an apartment at 315 W. Alameda Ave. Weaver , the suspect and a 15-year-old friend were alone at an apartment rented by the suspect's father, police said. Weaver , who did not regain consciousness after the shooting, died Jan. 2 at Saint Joseph Medical Center. "It is my understanding that the boys were unsupervised," said Burbank police Detective Eric Rosoff. "But it is still unclear where they should have been."
Officials said that the youths were playing the board game "Dungeons and Dragons" and then the suspect broke into his father's locked gun cabinet. There were several guns in the house, Rosoff said. "At some point and time, the suspect loaded a gun, went upstairs and accidentally shot his friend," Sanchez said. Officials said the evidence did not warrant a murder filing. "Murder or voluntary manslaughter would require malice and intent to kill," Sanchez said. "It appears that there was no malice intended."
Officials said the suspect called 911 immediately after the incident and cooperated with police. He was taken into custody by Burbank police after the shooting but later released to his parents.
BURBANK: BRIEFLY - BOY PLEADS GUILTY TO MANSLAUGHTER
Daily News of Los Angeles (CA) - Wednesday, May 6, 1992
A 16-year-old Burbank boy has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in connection with the shooting death of his friend on Christmas Eve, officials said Tuesday. Pasadena Juvenile Court Commissioner Karen Nudell is expected to send the youth to the California Youth Authority for an evaluation June 22 before he is sentenced, said Deputy District Attorney Mitch Lampson. The charge carries a penalty of up to four years at the CYA, Lampson said. The teen-ager, whose name was not released because of his age, shot 16- year-old Travis Weaver of Burbank once in the head with a .357-caliber Magnum at 4:54 a.m. Dec. 24 in an apartment at 315 W. Alameda Ave.
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