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PENSACOLA, Fla. — A 10-year- old adopted son with Down syndrome was sleeping with his parents when masked gunmen burst in and shot and killed the Florida couple in their bedroom last month, according to documents released Monday.
The boy was among nine children at the home when Byrd and Melanie Billings were slain July 9.
According to a sheriff’s report, the child told investigators he heard a knock on the door and that “two bad men” said, “You’re going to die, one, two, three” and then, “no way, no way.” The documents say investigators struggled to interview the boy because of a speech impediment and other disabilities.
Six men and a 16-year-old boy charged as an adult face two counts each of first-degree murder.
