Posted on 12/01/2022 12:25:26 PM PST by Red Badger
A 10-year-old boy is in a Wisconsin juvenile detention center on allegations he shot and killed his mother because he wanted a virtual reality headset.
Children's Court Judge Marshall B. Murray is holding the unidentified boy under a $50,000 bond on charges of first-degree reckless homicide. He is being charged as an adult, which is in accordance with state law when it comes to crimes of this degree.
The boy admitted to police that he retrieved the gun from his mother's bedroom and shot her on accident on Nov. 21, according to the criminal complaint. His 26-year-old sister called the police and the next day more family members would alert officers that he didn't appear to show remorse and claimed to have shot her on purpose. They also discovered that the next day he used his mother's Amazon account to buy an Oculus Virtual Reality headset.
His family also reported to police that he has a violent past that included hurting the family's pet dog and setting the furniture on fire with a balloon he filled with explosive liquid. While the gun he eventually retrieved was in a lockbox, family members confirmed that the boy had the keys to it.
"This is an absolute family tragedy," the boy's lawyer, Angela Cunningham, told a local outlet. "I don’t think anybody would deny or disagree with that."
Milwaukee Police Department reported 194 murders in 2021, with the state reporting that over 91% of murders involved a firearm, according to the Wisconsin Department of Justice.
Looks nice and happy...sad.
I’m no Psychiatrist, but he’s a psychopath.
He’s also a sociopath.
My brother was one.
This kid has all the signs.
Torturing puppy.
Setting house on fire.
Physically attacking smaller relatives.
Rage issues.
Note that there is no mention of a father, and the woman had a 26 year old daughter, sister to the boy.... ..............
She was likely 17 when first pregnant.
Sorry about your bro.
No fixing “born f’d”.
According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the boy went on to tell his mother that he hears five imaginary people talking to him —two sisters, an older woman, a man, and a second man who he called “mean.”
“Milwaukee Police Department reported 194 murders in 2021, with the state reporting that over 91% of murders involved a firearm, according to the Wisconsin Department of Justice.”
NOT reported? 99% of these murders with guns are black on black crime. And 99% of them moved to Milwaukeestan from Chicago.
We seriously need a Cheddar Wall to protect our state!
Probably a made up story he got from TV or internet.
A way to try and deflect punishment because of ‘the voices’..............
“family members confirmed that the boy had the keys to it.”
Kind of defeats the purpose doesn’t it?
He was smart enough to know where they were kept and get at them.
If anything, this shows how stupid gun laws are..............
In 1978, the thought of 6 year old Michael Myers killing his sis was the purest form of evil in Doctor Loomis opinion.
We’re not that far off today.
And an entire generation of trans freak kids will be jumping off bridges in a few years. Or worse, pulling Walmart manager type shooting events as they go out in style.
A tragedy that could have been prevented if we treated mental illness.
With a kid like that, Mom should’ve kept the gun on her person.
He will get a chance to off a few other people while he is in prison too... That’s how a dope dealing or stolen car sentence turns into a death sentence. It would not surprise me too much if he messes up another juvenile while he is waiting for the juvenile court to do its thing.
Someone needs to rig that head set up to deliver 40 amps.
I know how...
“I’m really sorry for what happened. I’m sorry for killing my mom,” before asking if his Amazon package had arrived.
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