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Teen accused of killing 5 in family to be charged as adult

 

ELKMONT, Ala. (AP) — A 15-year-old boy charged with killing five members of his family, including  three younger siblings, is being charged as an adult. 

Mason Sisk, of Elkmont, faces four counts of capital murder, the Limestone County Sheriff’s Office said. Authorities released his name for the first time following the decision to charge him as an adult.

He is being held in the county jail without bond. Sisk was 14 at the time of the slayings.

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