Colorado 12-year-old faces 9 charges in parents' murder
(CBS/KCNC/AP) BURLINGTON, Colo. - The 12-year-old Colorado boy accused of murdering his parents and wounding his little brother and sister, now faces nine charges, including two counts of first-degree murder, according to recently released court documents.
Prosecutors have not decided whether to charge the boy as an adult.
The documents, released Monday by a judge at the request of prosecutors, offer new details from investigators alleging the boy tried to hurt his 5-year-old sister with a knife and stabbed and shot his 9-year-old brother.
CBS affiliate KCNC reports that the documents were released after a closed court hearing.
Police said they found the bodies of Charles and Marilyn Long on March 1 after somebody called the police emegency dispatcher to report a shooting at their Burlington home, about 140 miles east of Denver and near the Kansas state line.
The case remained under a gag order, which prevents officials from discussing the case. The ruling by a Kit Carson County judge, however, will allow for some aspects of the case to be public, including the charges filed and hearing dates.
13th Judicial District Attorney Bob Watson said he decided to release information to address rumors, local station KUSA reported.
"Between the social networking, Facebook, Twitter, various blog sites, the information is out there pretty quick and quite often that information is absolutely wrong," Watson said. The case "is a matter of important public concern," he added.
KCNC reports that the boy's siblings were expected to recover from their injuries.
The Longs, both in their early 50s, had seven children; four are grown and no longer live at home.
The couple was buried Friday.