EDINBURGH — An Edinburgh man has pleaded guilty to reckless homicide after a 14-year-old was killed in April.
Pedro Castillo-Salmeron, 20, was arrested after he reportedly shot the teen while “playing” with a handgun in a home in the 600 block of South Pleasant Street.
When police arrived they found a 14-year-old boy with a gunshot to his chest.
Court documents detailed how Jonathon Elliot was sitting on his couch playing video games when he said he heard a loud bang, felt something hot in his chest, and realized he’d been shot. Elliot died at Riley Hospital for Children shortly after the incident.
Three other children were playing in a different room at the time of the shooting but were unharmed, according to the probable cause.
Castillo-Salmeron had left the home before police arrived, they apprehended him without incident. a short time later.
Castillo-Salmeron was charged officially with reckless homicide on May 5.
Court records indicated a plea agreement was signed and filed on September 21 and the court accepted the agreement, entering a “judgment of conviction”.
A sentencing hearing was set for Oct. 5 at 1:30 p.m.
