# 13-Year-Old Charged in Norristown Shooting

> 13-year-old boy charged with third-degree murder after shooting 16-year-old friend while scrolling TikTok.
- Title: 13-Year-Old Charged in Norristown Shooting · PhillyVoice
- Summary: 13-year-old boy charged with third-degree murder after shooting 16-year-old friend while scrolling TikTok. Daniel Hawkins-Boyce, 13, was charged with…
- Keywords: daniel hawkins-boyce, william boyd, norristown, montgomery county, third-degree murder, tiktok, juvenile court, september 22, montgomery county district attorney, news, local, 13-Year-Old
- Source: PhillyVoice — https://phillyvoice.com/norristown-shooting-teen-boy-murder-charges
- Published: 2026-10-02T15:06:03.667+00:00
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- Topics: daniel hawkins-boyce, william boyd, norristown, montgomery county, third-degree murder, tiktok, juvenile court, september 22, montgomery county district attorney, news, local
## Charged with murder
Daniel Hawkins-Boyce, 13, was charged with third-degree murder for fatally shooting his 16-year-old friend William Boyd in a Norristown home on sept. 22.

> Daniel Hawkins-Boyce, 13, is charged with third-degree murder for allegedly fatally shooting his friend, William Boyd, 16, in a Norristown home on sept. 22.
## Shooting incident
Hawkins-Boyce allegedly tapped the handgun's trigger while scrolling tiktok on sept. 22 but failed to check if the gun's chamber was clear before discharging.

> The boy allegedly was playing with the handgun's trigger and looking at tiktok when the gun discharged, investigators say.
## Gun origin
The handgun was reported stolen from philadelphia on june 3 and found by Hawkins-Boyce one week prior to the shooting.

> The handgun had been reported stolen out of Philadelphia on June 3, charging documents say.
## Friend's invitation
Boyd invited Hawkins-Boyce to his home with the gun he had found, claiming he had inspected the weapon for live rounds before arriving.

> Boyd had invited Hawkins-Boyce to come to his house with the gun he had found, police said.
## Mental state
Hawkins-Boyce left the gun unattended to use the bathroom and found it in a different position when returning, believing Boyd had handled it.

> Hawkins-Boyce told investigators that he left the gun unattended to use the bathroom and that he found it in a slightly different position when he returned, leading him to believe that boyd had handled the weapon
## Legal status
Hawkins-Boyce is being held at the montgomery county juvenile detention center with a preliminary hearing set for october 14.

> Hawkins-Boyce is being held at the Montgomery County Juvenile Detention Center. A preliminary hearing is set for oct. 14.
## Prosecutor's statement
District Attorney Kevin Steele said the evidence showed Hawkins-Boyce recklessly fired the firearm, fatally striking Boyd despite his age.

> In these types of cases, we have to look at the totality of the circumstances, and in this case, the evidence clearly showed that the defendant recklessly fired the firearm at the victim, fatally striking him
## Court outcome
The case could be moved to juvenile court, but prosecutors require the defendant to be charged in adult court under pennsylvania law.

> Despite the child's age, pennsylvania law requires us to charge the defendant in adult court, but we anticipate that the Court will review whether or not the case will remain in adult or move to juvenile court
## Key takeaway

Daniel Hawkins-Boyce, 13, was charged with third-degree murder for fatally shooting his 16-year-old friend William Boyd in a Norristown home on Sept. 22.