10-year-old shoot mom over VR headset
A 10-year-old boy in Milwaukee is charged as an adult with first-degree reckless homicide after fatally shooting his 44-year-old mother, allegedly over a dispute about being woken up early and denied an item on Amazon. According to court documents, the boy admitted to retrieving the gun due to anger and claimed he was aiming at his mother. He reportedly showed little remorse, ordered a VR headset using his mother’s account after the shooting, and had a history of behavioral issues. The case is rare, as charging a child so young as an adult is uncommon in Wisconsin.
- ▪The 10-year-old boy was charged with first-degree reckless homicide after shooting his mother, Quiana Mann, in the head at their home near 87th and Hemlock in Milwaukee.
- ▪According to a criminal complaint, the boy admitted he retrieved the gun because he was angry his mother woke him up early and would not let him get something on Amazon.
- ▪The boy’s sister told detectives he had lifelong rage issues, heard voices from imaginary people, and had been previously diagnosed as concerning by a therapist.
- ▪After the shooting, the boy logged into his mother’s Amazon account and ordered an Oculus VR headset, and reportedly showed no remorse, asking if the package had arrived.
- ▪Though Wisconsin typically charges individuals as adults only at age 17 or older, prosecutors made a rare decision to charge this 10-year-old as an adult; he faces up to 60 years in prison if convicted.
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NewsLocal News Actions Facebook Tweet Email 10-year-old upset over VR headset fatally shoots mother; charged as an adult The boy was allegedly mad at his mom for waking him up early and not letting him have something on Amazon, according to a criminal complaint. <img class="Image" alt="" src="https://cf.cdn.uplynk.com/ausw/slices/64a/44c3f81cadf84cf5a6f4e6d100388208/64a0c5dd5c4b4db390b313459d14366a/poster_66687b277e3c4becbc14df3714f9b329.jpg" data-caption="A 10-year-old boy who shot and killed his 44-year-old mother last week in Milwaukee is being charged with first-degree homicide as an adult." /> Prev Next A 10-year-old boy who shot and killed his 44-year-old mother last week in Milwaukee is being charged with first-degree homicide as an adult. <img alt="" src="https://ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f5af380/2147483647/strip/true/crop/828x828+0+106/resize/300x300!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fewscripps-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F41%2Fb1%2F638ea194454a8e0faa1bb58125ec%2Fimg-6715.jpg" srcset="https://ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f5af380/2147483647/strip/true/crop/828x828+0+106/resize/300x300!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fewscripps-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F41%2Fb1%2F638ea194454a8e0faa1bb58125ec%2Fimg-6715.jpg 1x,https://ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ca0ddc8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/828x828+0+106/resize/600x600!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fewscripps-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F41%2Fb1%2F638ea194454a8e0faa1bb58125ec%2Fimg-6715.jpg 2x" width="300" height="300" > By: Madison Goldbeck Posted and last updated MILWAUKEE — A 10-year-old boy who shot and killed his 44-year-old mother last week in Milwaukee is being charged with first-degree homicide as an adult.According to a criminal complaint, the boy was allegedly mad at his mom for waking him up early and not letting him have something on Amazon. RELATED: 10-year-old shoots, kills woman near 87th and HemlockThe fatal shooting took place near 87th and Hemlock around 7 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 21. Police initially reported the boy was playing with the gun when it discharged, striking his mom. The woman, identified as Quiana Mann, was shot in the head and died from her injuries. According to the criminal complaint, when the boy was first interviewed he said he was twirling the gun around his finger and it "accidentally went off." After killing his mom, the boy woke up his sister who then found their mother dead and called 911. TMJ4 The home of the boy and mother. Due to his age, the boy was allowed to remain with his family. However, the following day, the family contacted the Milwaukee Police Department with "serious concerns."The complaint says the boy's 26-year-old sister told detectives he has had "rage issues" all of his life and "five different imaginary people that talk to him." A therapist previously gave the boy a "concerning diagnosis" and the mother had placed cameras inside the home to watch him, according to the complaint. Two weeks prior to the woman's murder, "someone had unplugged these cameras." The sister also told detectives she learned that the morning after their mother's death, the boy logged onto their mother's Amazon account and ordered an Oculus Virtual Reality Headset. The complaint says a family member also alleged that the boy would pick their puppy up by the tail and "swing the puppy around until it whined and howled in pain." This occurred when the boy was allegedly four-years-old. An aunt told detectives that the boy…
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