Police say John Henry Spooner shot Simmons last May after accusing the boy of stealing $3,000 worth of guns from his home.
The teen, who had lived with his mother next door to Spooner for only a month, was taking out the trash around 10 a.m. when Spooner accused the boy of the theft and demanded he return the shotguns. The teenager was unarmed when he was shot in the street outside their homes.
John Spooner, 76, to stand trial for shooting dead 13-year-old black neighbor Darius Simmons | Mail Online
The teen, who had lived with his mother next door to Spooner for only a month, was taking out the trash around 10 a.m. when Spooner accused the boy of the theft and demanded he return the shotguns. The teenager was unarmed when he was shot in the street outside their homes.
John Spooner, 76, to stand trial for shooting dead 13-year-old black neighbor Darius Simmons | Mail Online