North Carolina 18-year-old accused of killing his grandmother on Mother's Day

North Carolina 18-year-old accused of killing his grandmother on Mother's Day
WGHP / Robeson County
Justin Penn is accused of fatally shooting 77-year-old Mary Penn on Sunday evening.

via WGHP:

RED SPRINGS, N.C. (WGHP/AP) -- An 18-year-old is accused in the death of his grandmother in her North Carolina home on Mother’s Day.

Justin Penn is alleged to have fatally shot 77-year-old Mary Penn on Sunday evening.

WTVD-TV reports Red Springs police found Mary Penn with a gunshot wound to her upper body when they arrived at the Red Springs home.

The Robesonian reports Justin Penn later admitted to police that he shot his grandmother.

Penn has been charged with murder.

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