3 middle schoolers accused of killing, beating
Wed, Aug 27, 2008
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PONTIAC (AP) Pontiac police said three middle school boys beat one homeless man to death and critically injured a second during a three-day violence spree.
Police are holding two 14-year-olds and one 15-year-old, all students at Jefferson Middle School. They're expected to face murder charges.
Police said the boys attacked Wilford Hamilton on Thursday. He died Monday at POH Regional Medical Center.
The boys attacked a second homeless man on Friday, police said, and he remained in critical condition at the hospital on Tuesday.
Police said the teens attacked two other men Saturday before they were caught.