Murder in the First Grade - Kayla Rolland

Feb. 29, 2000

Michigan. First grade student, shot, and killed student Kayla Rolland.

Owens, 6 years old, grew up in probably the worst environments a little kid could grow up in. His parents, and many other people in his family, made a living selling crack. 6 years old and living in a crackhead, of course hes going to grow up with problems! The gun he used to shoot his classmate was a stolen gun given to the family as payment for drugs. Owens was shown at a young age that having a gun gives you power. His parents and teachers all saw and felt that Owens was an angry child, however no one thought things would go to far. He was previously suspended for fighting and arguing, but no one thought much of it. The day before she was murdered, Owens and Rolland got into an argument with each other.

In this case, i would say that environment played a huge roll on the development of this child. If it werent for his parents displaying a destructive enviroment, he probably wouldn't have brought that stolen gun to school and shot Kayla Rolland.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2000/03/07/60II/main168970.shtml