Authorities say they believe Landon Durham, 16, stabbed his mother and brothers at their home in Munford, Alabama, before going to school.
"This is the kind of crimes you see on TV or the media or the internet that happen in other places and for it to happen here, it really hits home," Giddens said.
Giddens said he believes the teenager stabbed his family to death before he went to school on Tuesday, according toLandon Durham will be charged as an adult, but the death penalty will not apply as he is under 18, Gidens added. He is facing life imprisonment, with or without parole if convicted, the station reported.
"The juvenile was apprehended at the store, across from Beans and Greens Restaurant, without incident," Cherokee County Sheriff Jeff Shaver said.Getty "Investigators are actively following leads and processing the scene for evidence," the sheriff's office said in a news release on Wednesday.In an update, the sheriff's office added:"A person of interest has been detained for questioning. There is no known threat to the community at this time.
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