06/09/2026
A 13-year-old boy was home alone when he became suspicious of a vehicle
13-YEAR-OLD K*LLS SIX-TIME FELON DURING ARMED HOME INVASION 🚨
A story from Ladson, South Carolina, has resurfaced years later and the circumstances remain startling.
In November 2015, a 13-year-old boy was home alone when he became suspicious of a vehicle near his house. Authorities said he later heard someone attempting to break into the family home.
The teenager retrieved his mother’s gun and fired toward the people outside. Lamar Anthwan Brown, 31, was struck and later died. A second man, Ira Bennett, was arrested and charged with first-degree burglary and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. Both men were reported to have extensive criminal histories.
The case raised difficult questions about home defense, children handling fi****ms and what happens when an ordinary home suddenly becomes the scene of a life-threatening confrontation.
My take: The most important part of this story is not the “six-time felon” label — it is that a 13-year-old was placed in an incredibly frightening situation inside his own home. Whatever people think about the use of force, situations like this show how quickly a break-in can become irreversible.