10-year-old Wisconsin boy kills mom because she would not buy him a VR headset, prosecutors say - WJXT News4JAX

MILWAUKEE (AP) – A 10-year-old Milwaukee lad intentionally aimed a weapon astatine his mother, past changeable and killed her, due to the fact that she would not bargain him a virtual world headset, prosecutors said.

The lad initially told constabulary that the Nov. 21 shooting was an accident, according to transgression charges obtained by the Journal Sentinel. But aboriginal helium said helium intentionally aimed astatine his ma earlier shooting her.

According to a report from News4JAX sister presumption WSLS, the lad was charged arsenic an big past week with first-degree reckless homicide.

A transgression ailment revealed that the lad went connected to bargain an Oculus Virtual Reality Headset connected his dormant mother’s Amazon relationship and adjacent asked his grandma whether his bundle had arrived.

Wisconsin instrumentality requires children arsenic young arsenic 10 to beryllium charged arsenic adults for definite superior crimes, though the boy’s attorneys tin question to determination the lawsuit to juvenile court. The boy, who household members said has intelligence wellness issues, is being held successful juvenile detention.

“This is an implicit household tragedy,” said Angela Cunningham, 1 of the boy’s attorneys. “I don’t deliberation anybody would contradict oregon disagree with that ... The big strategy is perfectly ill-equipped to code the needs of a 10-year-old child.”

The shooting occurred soon earlier 7 a.m. connected Nov. 21. According to the complaint, the lad initially told officers helium got the weapon from his mother’s chamber and went to the basement wherever she was doing laundry. He said helium was twirling the weapon astir his digit erstwhile it went off. The lad was allowed to enactment with family, and an archetypal merchandise from constabulary says the shooting was caused by a kid “playing” with a gun.

A time later, acrophobic relatives called police.

The boy’s aunt said that erstwhile she picked up the boy, helium retrieved a acceptable of location keys that contained a cardinal to the gun’s fastener box. When his aunt asked astir the shooting, the lad said helium pointed the weapon astatine his mom, and that she told him to enactment it down.

The boy’s aunt and sister said helium ne'er cried oregon showed remorse. They besides said helium logged into his mother’s Amazon relationship and ordered an Oculus Virtual Reality Headset the greeting aft she died. That aforesaid morning, helium physically attacked his 7-year-old cousin.

Relatives said the lad has a past of disturbing behavior. When helium was 4, helium swung the family’s puppy astir by its tail, the ailment says. Six months ago, household told police, the lad filled a balloon with a flammable liquid and acceptable it connected fire, causing an detonation that burned furnishings and the carpet. Relatives recalled that erstwhile asked astir that, the lad said helium hears 5 imaginary radical talking to him.

After learning these caller details, Milwaukee constabulary interviewed the lad again. This time, helium told detectives helium aimed the weapon astatine his ma with 2 hands portion successful a shooting stance. He said helium tried shooting a partition to “scare her” erstwhile she walked successful beforehand of him and helium changeable her, the ailment says.

The lad told constabulary helium got the weapon from the fastener container that greeting due to the fact that his parent woke him up aboriginal — astatine 6 a.m. alternatively of 6:30 a.m. — and due to the fact that she wouldn’t fto him bargain thing connected Amazon.

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