Alex Kinter

According to Police Chief Martin Brody, a local boy was killed by what appeared to be a shark attack at 2 p.m. today. 

The beautiful day at Village Beach was stained red with the blood of Alex Kinter.  Ten year old Kinter was floating on a raft when he was pulled under water, a pool of blood surrounding him.

The beach was crowded with adults and children alike, all enjoying the fair weather and calm seas.  Police Chief Brody was also present at the beach today, but was in clear distress, the weight of the pending investigation of Chrissie Watson on his heart and mind.

The appartent attack on Kinter is could possibly be linked to yesterday’s Amity attack, in which 17 year old Watson was found mangled on the beach after a late night swim yesterday.  The two attacks have police investigating possible shark attacks, but Brody wishes that the townspeople not “jump to any conclusions regarding the perpetrator or perpetrators in this tragic incident.”  Any connection between the two incidents is under investigation.

Unlike Watson, the body of Kinter has not been recovered.  The only evidence remaining of his presence at the beach today is his deflated raft, which washed up onto the beach, along with what appeared to be his blood.

Brody, along with Mayor Larry Vaughn, express their deepest condolence to the Kinter family. 

Mayor Vaughn will be holding a special meeting in the town hall at 6 p.m. today.  On the agenda is the possibility of closing all beaches on July 4.  Also on the agenda is a possible $3000 reward to the Kinter family, and fisherman Quint’s offer to hunt the shark, which is the supposed perpetrator of this tragic event.