MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- A 10-year-old Milwaukee lad is being charged arsenic an big aft allegedly fatally shooting his mother.
The kid faces 1 number of first-degree reckless homicide.
According to a transgression complaint, officers responded to the shooting astatine 87th and Magnolia connected Nov. 21. The incidental was initially reported arsenic an accident.
Police spoke with the child, who stated that his parent woke him astatine 6 a.m. He told constabulary helium went to his mother's chamber and grabbed her gun, went to the basement wherever she was doing laundry, and portion twirling the weapon successful his fingers, it "accidentally went off." After this, helium went upstairs to aftermath his sister, who recovered their parent dormant and dialed 911.
Detectives spoke with a household subordinate who stated that the kid has had "rage issues" each of his beingness and had received a "concerning diagnosis" from a therapist.
Family told detectives that aft his mother's death, the kid showed nary remorse and ne'er cried. He reportedly told his aunt that helium was really aiming the weapon astatine his mother, altering the communicative told to police. The ailment goes connected to accidental the kid logged connected to his mother's Amazon relationship pursuing her decease and ordered a virtual world headset.
When addressing his grandmother, the ailment says the kid stated, "I'm atrocious for sidesplitting my mom," earlier asking if his Amazon bundle had arrived.
In a aboriginal interrogation with authorities, the kid reportedly admitted that helium was not twirling the weapon astir erstwhile helium changeable his mom. He admitted that his parent would not let him to person thing from Amazon that helium wanted to have. He told investigators helium retrieved the weapon due to the fact that helium was huffy astatine his parent for waking him up early.
He's being held connected $50,000 bond.
A proceeding is scheduled for Dec. 7.