Boy, 12, arrested in parents' slaying; brother, sister in critical
KDVR-TV Channel 31 (Denver)
BURLINGTON, Colo. -- A 12-year-old boy has been taken into custody in connection with the fatal shooting of his mother and father, and wounding of two siblings in the small eastern Colorado town of Burlington, authorities announced Wednesday.
Officers responded to a home in the 700 block of Lowell Tuesday evening after the 12-year-old called 911 to report the shooting, the Colorado Bureau of Investigations said.
Charles Long, 50, and his wife, Marilyn, 51, were found dead inside. Two of their children, a 5-year-old girl and 9-year-old boy had also been shot.
They were taken to Children’s Hospital in Denver with critical injuries, CBI assistant director Steve Johnson said.
The events leading up to the shooting remain under investigation.
“There are no other suspects at this time,” Johnson said. “We do not think there is any further risk to the community.”
Johnson said the case has been referred to the local District Attorney’s office for the filing of formal charges. The 12-year-old name was not released.
“We continue to hope for the speedy recoveries of the two children in the hospital and share in the sorrow that the Burlington community is feeling right now,” Johnson said.
Burlington, located just a few miles from the Kansas state line, has a population of about 3,700.
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation, Burlington Police, Kit Carson County Sheriff's Office and District Attorney's office are investigating the case.
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