Authorities believe that Brown , then 17 , shot and kiled his father 's pregnant girlfriend in 2009 . Initially charged as an adult , a Pennsylvania judge then ruled he 'd be tried as a juvenile . Brown was 11 in February 2009 when , authorities say , he shot Kenzie Marie Houk , 26 , once at point-blank range in her western Pennsylvania farmhouse . Several Pennsylvania newspapers said Brown 's proceedings should be open to the public . A Superior Court opinion says they should be closed to protect the accused boy 's privacy .
Authorities believe that Brown , then 17 , shot and kiled his father 's pregnant girlfriend in 2009 . Initially charged as an adult , a Pennsylvania judge then ruled he 'd be tried as a juvenile . Several Pennsylvania newspapers said Brown 's proceedings should be open to the public . A Superior Court opinion says they should be closed to protect the accused boy 's privacy .