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‘I get very angry’: Mother speaks out after 10-year-old shot by another child

Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Monday, October 26, 2026 at 8:53 PM · 1 min read
‘I get very angry’: Mother speaks out after 10-year-old shot by another child — ABC 7 Suncoast SWFL, Estero Schools news
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VALDOSTA, Ga. (WALB/Gray News) — The mother of a 10-year-old boy shot in the face by a 9-year-old in September says she has not been told of a court date in the case, and that the mother of the boy involved still lives a few houses down from her.Marshania English’s son, Javion, was shot at Brittany Woods Apartments on Monday, Sept. 7, according to the Valdosta Police Department. Police said the boy and a 9-year-old were playing with a gun when it went off.Javion has since returned home and is not back in school full time with his usual activities, according to English.“For the first few days, you know, it was very emotional. It was a lot going on,” English said. “And now that we’re home and he’s just not going back to school, he had his days with his ups and downs.”English said she now watches her son more closely.“And now, like, I have to pay a lot more attention to him,” English said.Mother, 9-year-old facing chargesPolice said detectives obtained arrest warrants on Sept. 9 for 46-ye

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