I mean seriously a 14 year old and 2 15 year olds... this is getting out of control.
by The Times-Picayune
Thursday January 22, 2009, 10:18 PM
A 14-year-old boy, the third suspect in the French Quarter killing of 39-year-old Wendy Byrne, was turned in by his parents Thursday night, police said.
Two 15-year-olds were booked with murder Tuesday by New Orleans police after their mothers noticed they resembled suspects sketched by a police artist after the killing of the French Quarter bartender. Their mothers insisted they turn themselves in.
The search for the third suspect had been under way for days. Police said they knew his identity, but were having difficulty locating him. They have declined to identify him since his arrest because he is a juvenile.
The suspects arrested Tuesday were booked with first-degree murder and attempted armed robbery, according to NOPD Superintendent Warren Riley.
Byrne, a well-known bartender and French Quarter resident, was walking with an acquaintance at about 8 p.m. Saturday night near the intersection of Dauphine and Gov. Nicholls streets when the attack occurred.
Three boys, including one with a gun, approached the pair and demanded money, police said. Byrne did not resist, police said. Yet at some point one of the boys shot her, and the teens fled the scene without her money.
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