Santiago toddler case--two arrests and a gun today

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/26/karimah-elkins-katrina-antonio-santiago-baby-shooting-georgia_n_2957762.html

Karimah Elkins, Katrina Elkins Arrested In Shooting Of Antonio Santiago, Georgia Baby

By RUSS BYNUM 03/26/13 02:33 PM ET EDT AP

SAVANNAH, Ga. -- The mother and aunt of a teenage suspect in the fatal shooting of a baby in his stroller have been arrested on charges that they lied to authorities, police said Tuesday.

After their arrests, both women gave police new information that helped lead investigators to a small saltwater pond where they found a handgun, Glynn County police Chief Matt Doering said. He said the gun was being tested to determine whether it could be matched to the slaying last week of 13-month-old Antonio Santiago.

The new arrests targeted relatives of 17-year-old De'Marquise Elkins, who is jailed on murder charges. The slain child's mother, Sherry West, says she was pushing her baby in his stroller Thursday near their home in Brunswick, 80 miles south of Savannah, when a gunman shot the child in the face and wounded her after she refused to give money to him and a younger accomplice.

Elkins' mother, 36-year-old Karimah Elkins, and his aunt, 33-year-old Katrina Elkins, were booked Tuesday morning at the Glynn County jail on charges of making false statements to police, a misdemeanor. Jail records show both women were released after posting bond.

"We arrested them last night and brought them back to headquarters, where we afforded them the opportunity to make additional statements," Doering said Tuesday. "They did, and that information led us to other witnesses ... (who) led us to an area where the gun was disposed of."

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Looks like the women were protecting the boy---but where did he get the gun? I would not like to see the boy bear the whole penalty for this crime.

Kids killing kids in cold blood...HOW DID THEY GET THE GUN?