10-year-old upset over VR headset fatally shoots mother; charged as an adult - TMJ4 News

MILWAUKEE — A 10-year-old lad who changeable and killed his 44-year-old parent past week successful Milwaukee is being charged with first-degree execution arsenic an adult.

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

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The fatal 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 the boy's mom. The pistillate died from her injuries. She was identified arsenic Quiana Mann.

According to the transgression complaint, erstwhile the lad was archetypal interviewed helium said helium was twirling the weapon astir his digit and it "accidentally went off." After sidesplitting his mom, the lad woke up his sister who past recovered their parent dormant and called 911.

Due to his age, the lad was allowed to stay with his family. However, the pursuing day, the household contacted the Milwaukee Police Department with "serious concerns."

The boy's 26-year-old sister told detectives the lad has had "rage issues" each of his life, the ailment says. The sister said the lad has "five antithetic imaginary radical that speech to him."

The ailment says a therapist antecedently gave the lad a "concerning diagnosis" and the parent had placed cameras wrong the location to ticker him. The ailment alleges 2 weeks anterior to the woman's murder, "someone had unplugged these cameras."

The sister besides told detectives she learned that the greeting aft their mother's death, the lad logged onto the mother's Amazon relationship and ordered an Oculus Virtual Reality Headset.

The ailment says a household subordinate besides alleged that the lad would prime their puppy up by the process and "swing the puppy astir until it whined and howled successful pain." This occurred erstwhile the lad was allegedly four-years-old.

The boy's aunt told detectives that the lad ne'er cried oregon showed remorse pursuing his mother's death. The ailment alleges the lad told his aunt that helium was "actually aiming the weapon astatine his mother." The time aft his mother's death, the aunt said the lad allegedly apologized for sidesplitting his ma and past asked if his Amazon bundle arrived.

In a 2nd interrogation with detectives, the lad allegedly admitted helium changeable his ma due to the fact that helium was huffy astatine his ma for waking him up aboriginal and not letting him get thing connected Amazon. The ailment besides says the lad admitted to getting his mother's keys for the weapon fastener container the nighttime before.

The 10-year-old has been charged with first-degree reckless homicide. If convicted, helium faces a maximum of 60 years successful prison.

A currency enslaved of $50,000 was acceptable for the boy. He volition look successful tribunal for a presumption proceeding connected Dec. 7.

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