10-year-old Milwaukee boy accused of killing mother appears in court - TMJ4 News

By: Jackson Danbeck , Bruce Harrison

MILWAUKEE — The 10-year-old Milwaukee lad accused of sidesplitting his parent implicit a VR headset is successful tribunal connected Thursday for a question hearing.

The 10-year-old, who TMJ4 News is not naming due to the fact that of a judge's ruling blocking the merchandise of his name, was charged with 1st-Degree Reckless Homicide and 1st-Degree Intentional Homicide.

TMJ4 News volition update this study with immoderate newsworthy accusation from tribunal connected Thursday.

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According to a transgression complaint, the lad was allegedly huffy astatine his ma for waking him up aboriginal and not letting him bargain the VR acceptable connected Amazon.

The deadly shooting took spot adjacent 87th and Hemlock astir 7 a.m. connected Monday, Nov. 21. Police initially reported the lad was playing with the weapon erstwhile it discharged, striking his mom. The woman, identified arsenic Quiana Mann, was changeable successful the caput and died from her injuries.

"It's hard due to the fact that she's expected to beryllium here," Lueritha Mann said.

That thought keeps Lueritha Mann and her household up astatine night. Losing her daughter, Quiana Mann, feels similar a nightmare that she cannot escape.

"I can't judge helium did it," Lueritha stated.

Her 10-year-old grandson is accused of sidesplitting his mother, Quiana.

Detectives accidental the lad told them helium got the weapon due to the fact that helium was huffy astatine his ma for waking him up astatine 6 a.m. and that she would not let him to bid a virtual world headset from Amazon.

Police initially reported the lad was playing with the weapon erstwhile it discharged, striking his mom.

TMJ4's Ubah Ali asked his aunt Rhonda Reid if she thought her nephew was susceptible of hurting his mother.

"No, absolutely, not," Reid said.

Family speaks retired aft kid kills mom

Reid inactive has a hard clip knowing wherefore her nephew, according to prosecutors, planned to execution his parent the nighttime before.

"He was upset astir these (electronic) devices being taken away," she said. Adding, that the time of the shooting, her nephew ordered a VR headset.

Reid said her nephew started going to therapy much than a twelvemonth ago. He was diagnosed with temper and behaviour disorder. Limiting entree to electronics was a attraction program from his therapist.

The 10-year-old is being charged with first-degree homicide arsenic an adult.

Reid believes her nephew doesn't recognize the severity of the charges and what that could mean for him.

From juvenile detention, Reid said her nephew has told her he’s blocked retired what happened that greeting and shifts the speech quickly.

"When helium calls, he's conscionable like, 'make definite each my tablets and laptop and everything of excavation is packaged,'" Reid said.

Lueritha said she can't bring herself to talk to her grandson. When asked if she could 1 day, she said, "I anticipation I bash 1 day, but close present no. He took thing precise precious from me."

Ali asked Reid if she believes her nephew should beryllium charged arsenic an adult.

"That's a hard question," Reid responded. "I bash recognize however they (prosecutors) were capable to travel up with that charge."

"He needs to wage for what he's done," Lueritha added.

Reid believes the champion spot for his information and for others is successful jail, but with help.

"No substance what happens with him, I'm not definite successful this authorities that helium would person due attraction anyway," Reid stated.

Both women accidental there's nary closure successful this situation.

"There are nary winners successful this situation," Reid added.

Right now, making definite Quiana's representation is kept live is astir important.

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