Grandmother of 10-Year-Old Charged with Fatally Shooting his Mom Says 'I Can't Believe He Did It' - PEOPLE

Lueritha Mann believes her grandson should "pay for" what helium did aft the 10-year-old allegedly killed his parent due to the fact that she would not bargain him a virtual world headset.

The grandma told TMJ4 Milwaukee that she is successful disbelief that the boy, who she says has had long-diagnosed "rage issues," allegedly killed his parent 44-year-old Quiana Mann past month.

"I can't judge helium did it," Lueritha told the presumption successful an interview.

The boy's aunt, Rhonda Reid, besides told the outlet that she didn't deliberation her nephew was susceptible of violence, but that she believes determination was a motive down his alleged premeditated killing.

"He was upset astir these [electronic] devices being taken away," Reid said.

The boy's parent had precocious begun limiting his entree to electronics aft helium was diagnosed with temper and behaviour disorder, she said.

Yet some women deliberation that the lad should look punishment for his actions, contempt his intelligence illness. He is being charged with first-degree homicide arsenic an adult, per the station.

"I bash recognize however they [prosecutors] were capable to travel up with that charge," Reid said.

On Nov. 21, Quiana 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 a transgression ailment obtained by PEOPLE. The ailment alleged 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. that morning. 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.

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

The lad has exhibited disturbing behaviour since helium was 4, according to the complaint, erstwhile helium 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 igniting it, per the complaint, TMJ4 reported.

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 stated, per the outlet.

Despite his documented behavioral problems, his grandma said she cannot bring herself to talk to the boy, who is successful a juvenile detention facility. "I anticipation I bash 1 day, but close present no," she said. "He took thing precise precious from me."

The lad is owed backmost successful tribunal adjacent month, per the quality station.