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10-year-old shoots and kills mother over virtual reality headset
Washington Examiner ^
| December 01, 2022 02:41 PM
| by Jenny Goldsberry, Social Media Producer |
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.
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Education; Health/Medicine; Military/Veterans
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To: Red Badger
Sounds like a psychopath if all is true.
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posted on
12/01/2022 12:26:48 PM PST
by
EEGator
To: Red Badger
He’ll straighten right out in the foster care system.
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posted on
12/01/2022 12:28:02 PM PST
by
moovova
("The NEXT election is the most important election of our lifetimes!“ LOL...)
To: Red Badger
Good idea to let him have the key to the lock box.
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posted on
12/01/2022 12:28:11 PM PST
by
AppyPappy
(Biden told Al Roker "America is back". Unfortunately, he meant back to the 1970's)
To: EEGator
Guess who’s getting nuttin’ for Christmas..............
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posted on
12/01/2022 12:28:21 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Red Badger
Boy is a bad seed. He should be put down before he kills again.
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posted on
12/01/2022 12:29:25 PM PST
by
Governor Dinwiddie
(LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
To: EEGator
Well, he’s had his first kill and no doubt will have more, unless he is locked away from society for many years. There are monsters among us and a few of them are even as young as ten.
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posted on
12/01/2022 12:31:38 PM PST
by
Deo volente
("When we see the image of a baby in the womb, we glimpse the majesty of God's creation." Pres. Trump)
To: Governor Dinwiddie
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posted on
12/01/2022 12:32:36 PM PST
by
EEGator
To: EEGator
He should have been in a mental asylum.
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posted on
12/01/2022 12:32:51 PM PST
by
rdl6989
( )
To: Deo volente
If he’s an actual psychopath, there is no cure except removal from the gene pool.
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posted on
12/01/2022 12:33:12 PM PST
by
EEGator
To: All
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posted on
12/01/2022 12:33:53 PM PST
by
BipolarBob
(The party never stops until someone calls the cops.)
To: Red Badger
Serial killer in training.
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posted on
12/01/2022 12:42:08 PM PST
by
Georgia Girl 2
(The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
To: Georgia Girl 2
Sociopath.
My younger brother was one.
Had no compassion or heart.
Was all ‘ID’................
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posted on
12/01/2022 12:44:12 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Georgia Girl 2
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posted on
12/01/2022 12:45:04 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Red Badger
“Guess who’s getting nuttin’ for Christmas..............’
He got an Oculus
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posted on
12/01/2022 12:48:16 PM PST
by
AppyPappy
(Biden told Al Roker "America is back". Unfortunately, he meant back to the 1970's)
To: Red Badger
He couldn’t just wait for Christmas for the headset. In another article about this, he said he was sorry the next day and asked if his package arrived.
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posted on
12/01/2022 12:49:03 PM PST
by
larryleo
To: Governor Dinwiddie
More likely made that way. Where the hell is the father? Was the kid exposed to violence? Was he sexually molested. Troubled kids are usual signs of a dysfunctional home, Period. I’ve seen more often stories like this come from fatherless homes or abusive homes.
To: AppyPappy
to me, from me, love me.
LOL
To: AppyPappy
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posted on
12/01/2022 12:56:06 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Red Badger
This society just gets worse. Anybody for advocating simple decency, as a start?
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posted on
12/01/2022 1:04:02 PM PST
by
popdonnelly
(All the enormous crimes in history have been committed by governments.)
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