Police say a teen confessed on Instagram video chat to killing a girl, asked for help disposing of body
There are new details in the holiday weekend shooting that ended the life of *** 13 year old girl inside this Bensalem mobile home. The young victim only identified in these court documents as M. C. Was shot once in the neck and thorax. Police say her alleged killer is *** 16 year old by the name of Joshua. Cooper neighbors say he lived here with his dad. I just knew somebody got, I didn’t know any of the story at the time. Court papers only provide *** glimpse into what happened. Cooper initially agreed to talk with detectives explaining was dropped off early friday. The two once romantically involved. According to cooper laid on *** bed and binged *** netflix series. It’s alleged Cooper earlier in the day had cleaned out and reorganized his fall. Others gun safe. What happened next isn’t clear investigators aren’t talking. Cooper allegedly told detectives went to the bathroom alone, arrest papers show Cooper’s mother ended the interview how the shooting happened exactly. We don’t know but police have more to go on including statements. Cooper apparently made the moment he was taken into custody. He allegedly told officers the shooting was an accident. He was sorry and he would be in jail for the rest of his life. The 16 year old also indicated it was an accident. When police say he called *** friend over Instagram video chat requesting help in concealing the crime. He indicated to police this was an accident. Do you do you find that to be possible? Yeah, I guess it’s possible. I never would have thought he would have. He wasn’t violent at all. He was even bigger. Nothing.
A teenager has been charged as an adult after police claim he killed another young person and confessed on an Instagram video chat, asking for help disposing of the body.Police in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, said they received a call from a woman Friday afternoon who claimed her daughter had received a video call from a 16-year-old acquaintance.”During the video chat, the 16-year-old stated that he had just killed someone,” police said in a statement. “He then flipped the video image and showed the legs and feet of someone covered in blood. He then asked for assistance with disposal of the body.”Police said officers responded to a mobile home property and saw a young man running away. A young woman was found on the floor of the bathroom with an apparent gunshot wound.”There were also indications that substantial steps were taken to clean up the crime scene,” police said.Police said a short time later, the 16-year-old — who they identified as Joshua Cooper — was found and taken into custody. He was denied bail on several adult charges, including criminal homicide, and sent to a juvenile detention center, police said. CNN has been unable to determine if Cooper has legal representation.Bensalem is a township in Bucks County of around 60,000 residents, a half hours’ drive north east of Philadelphia.
A teenager has been charged as an adult after police claim he killed another young person and confessed on an Instagram video chat, asking for help disposing of the body.
Police in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, said they received a call from a woman Friday afternoon who claimed her daughter had received a video call from a 16-year-old acquaintance.
“During the video chat, the 16-year-old stated that he had just killed someone,” police said in a statement. “He then flipped the video image and showed the legs and feet of someone covered in blood. He then asked for assistance with disposal of the body.”
Police said officers responded to a mobile home property and saw a young man running away. A young woman was found on the floor of the bathroom with an apparent gunshot wound.
“There were also indications that substantial steps were taken to clean up the crime scene,” police said.
Police said a short time later, the 16-year-old — who they identified as Joshua Cooper — was found and taken into custody. He was denied bail on several adult charges, including criminal homicide, and sent to a juvenile detention center, police said. CNN has been unable to determine if Cooper has legal representation.
Bensalem is a township in Bucks County of around 60,000 residents, a half hours’ drive north east of Philadelphia.
