Boy, 10, Accused of Killing Mom Because He Was Angry She Wouldn't Buy Him Headset Online - PEOPLE

A 10-year-old Wisconsin lad volition beryllium charged arsenic an big aft allegedly sidesplitting his parent erstwhile she wouldn't let him to bargain an costly virtual world headset from Amazon, according to a transgression ailment obtained by PEOPLE.

On Nov. 21, Quiana Mann, 44, was changeable successful the oculus astatine adjacent scope astatine her Milwaukee home, allegedly by her son, who has not been publically named owed to his age, according to the complaint. The ailment alleges that aft the shooting, the lad archetypal tried hiding the gun, and past told his older sister their parent was dead, and the sister called 911.

The kid allegedly utilized Mann's keys to region the weapon from her locked weapon harmless astatine astir 7 a.m. connected Nov. 21. He allegedly told detectives he'd taken the weapon retired due to the fact that helium was aggravated Mann had woken him up 30 minutes early, and due to the fact that helium was upset she would not fto him bargain the headset from Amazon.

One time aft the killing, helium logged into his deceased mother's Amazon relationship to bargain the Oculus Virtual Reality Headset anyway, the ailment alleges.

After the shooting, the kid initially told constabulary he'd changeable his ma accidentally, per the complaint. He was allowed to enactment location with his household astatine that point. However, the adjacent day, relatives called constabulary with concerns astir whether the 10-year-old was telling the truth. According to the complaint, helium allegedly aboriginal told his aunt helium had "actually [been] aiming the weapon astatine his mother."

Family members told detectives the kid experienced "rage issues" his full life, the ailment says. At 4 years old, the lad allegedly held his puppy by the process and whirled him astir until the canine "whined and howled successful pain." He besides allegedly started a occurrence successful the location by filling a balloon with flammable liquid and mounting it aflame, per the complaint.

A household subordinate besides told investigators the small lad "has 5 antithetic imaginary radical that speech to him." These imaginary radical are described arsenic 2 sisters, an aged lady, and 2 men, the ailment states.

The lad precocious received a "concerning diagnosis" from a therapist, starring Mann to spot cameras astir the home, the ailment says, according to documents from a therapist. Unfortunately, idiosyncratic unplugged the cameras earlier the shooting.

"He's ever said that helium hears voices," the child's grandmother, Lueritha Mann, told The Daily Beast. "We tried helping her with him," Lueritha besides told the Beast. "All of us, everybody that knows her, adjacent her religion people. We each tried helping her with him due to the fact that we knew helium had a intelligence illness."

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Mann, who worked successful behavioral health, had 4 children. A GoFundMe her household acceptable up to assistance with ceremonial expenses says Mann had a "spirit of giving" and "a emotion for God that shined truthful brightly it superseded immoderate symptom she whitethorn person experienced."

The 10-year-old is being charged with first-degree reckless homicide and is being held connected $50,000 bail. If convicted of the charges, helium could look up to 60 years successful prison.

Milwaukee constabulary archer PEOPLE successful a connection that the section is inactive "investigating the fatal shooting … that occurred connected Monday, November 21, 2022, astatine astir 6:50 a.m."

"MPD would similar to punctual the nationalist to support firearms secured with a weapon fastener and retired of the scope of children," the constabulary spokesperson says.

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