Aspen Hill Stabbing Suspect: Not Old Enough to Drive

According to the DC Examiner, Jose Romero, 14, and Alvin Rey Valdez, 16, of Wheaton were charged with attempted murder and first-degree assault. Their victim was himself only 20 years old. He was stabbed Wednesday March 11, 2009 at a bus-stop at the crime-plagued intersection of Georgia and Hewitt Avenues.

Knives are increasingly the weapons of choice for young criminals. It is believed that this is in part due to Maryland's stringent gun-control laws, and in part due to the universal availability of knives.