Family of 10-year-old charged with killing his mother speaks out: 'There are no winners in this situation' - TMJ4 News

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

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. The fatal shooting took spot adjacent 87th and Hemlock astir 7 a.m. connected Monday, Nov. 21.

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," Reed said.

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Reed 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.

Reed 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.

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

From juvenile detention, Reed 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,'" Reed 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 Reed if she believes her nephew should beryllium charged arsenic an adult.

"That's a hard question," Reed 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.

Reed 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," Reed stated.

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

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

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

The lad is owed backmost successful tribunal successful January for a hearing.

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