Boy, 11, dies after being taken hostage and shot by step-dad who was killed by police during siege in Arkansas – The Sun

AN 11-year-old boy has died after being shot and killed by a "psycho step-dad".

Police described a "hostage situation" after little Jordan Roberts was snatched by 32-year-old Martin Brent.


Officers and a SWAT team responded to Karon Court, Little Rock in Arkansas around 6 pm after a woman contacted the police department saying her son had been kidnapped.

Cops confirmed Brent was shot and killed by police at the scene.

Jordan was discovered with gun shot wounds in a separate room of the house.

Witness Tianka Sheard, who lives across the street, said: "Oh my god, it just tore at my heart, my anxiety was just above the roof and I just was thinking, 'let them be able to save him, let them be able to save him.'"

Officers performed CPR on the boy but he tragically couldn't be saved, and later died in hospital.

Her seven-year-old son said: "It made me feel bad, bad, and sad..because he was my friend and now I don't feel like I have a friend to play basketball with."

A Gofundme has been set up for donations, it says Jordan was "shot and killed by a psycho step dad he thought loved him."

The 11-year-old is described as: "A loving kid who loved to play video games and basketball and enjoyed his family and friends."

The Gofundme continues: "His life was taken way too soon all donations appreciated."

Tributes were paid to Jordan's family on Facebook.

One user wrote: "I’m so emotional right now! I’m lost for words! Two of my friends …lost their son!

"I love y’all and I’m here anyway that I can be! Praying for y’all in these trying times. [sic]"

Another added: "Please keep my friend Maranda Alford and her family in your prayers. She has suffered a horrific loss on the death of her son Jordan."

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