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And now, Preston and Steve's news update with Kathy Romano.

Today is Thursday, February 14, Valentine's Day.

Good morning, Kathy.

Good morning.

In the news this morning, a high school student appeared before a Delaware County judge on attempted murder charges Wednesday night after police say he shot a fellow classmate in the neck during a drug deal gone bad.

Jeez. This is this kid's face like he's a, he's a baby. He's a guy. Yeah. It's horrifying. I saw the same thing, Kath, and you just, I mean. Oh my God. Yeah.

Haverford High School student, 17 year old James McCauley had nothing to say as he walked into his arraignment.

He was wearing white disposable coveralls because officials said that he was shirtless and wearing shorts when he was arrested.

His mother followed into court shortly thereafter covering her face when she was asked by Essex ABC reporter if she had anything to say,

she replied, it was self-defense by.

An affidavit of probable cause said 18-year-old Markey Mays and a friend had gone to meet up with McCauley

and two of his friends to buy one ounce of marijuana for $150 on Tuesday.

The victim's friend told police that during the exchange, a white male in the rear of McCauley's car became touchy with Mays and a fight ensued. Police said as the victim was trying to exit the vehicle, McCauley turned around from the driver's seat and fired a shot at Mays, striking him in the neck. The affidavit said that when a friend asked him what happened, McCauley replied by saying, I blank shot the guy.

Mays remains in the hospital and critical condition.

Haver Township Police Chief John Viola said that the two did know each other.

Police recovered a stolen Springfield 4 decalibur semi-automatic handgun believed to be the gun used in the shooting.

The suspect's mother audibly gasped when the judge announced McCauley was being charged with attempted criminal homicide. McColley's lawyer told the judge it was all self-defense, while the suspect's parents had nothing to say. The grandparents, as they walked out, said it's a tragedy. McCauley has been charged with attempted criminal homicide, attempted murder in the first degree and other offenses. He's being held at the George Hill Correctional Facility on $1 million cash bail. Yeah, this all happened in like within our parish. And, you know, there was all these rumblings on Monday night. You know, people on Facebook, hey, was that gunshots? Yeah, it was. Oh, really? So people were hearing the gunshots.

Oh, yeah. So there was a lady who was walking her dog, and after all of this stuff had happened, one of these people who was on the run, because that's the thing. They all, like, scattered from the car. Yeah. And it's going to make these self-defense angle hard to prove when the guy is running away and you shoot him. They were all running away and one of them

ran them right across this lady's

path and and then another friend of mine who lives right at this intersection where this all happened uh police had to come up to his door and check you know the ring doorbells now oh right right they're all the place. Sure enough, they were running through his yard.

Did they catch any video, do you know, off?

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