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Nevilledog

(55,085 posts) Thu Dec 1, 2022, 01:49 AM Dec 2022

10-year-old boy charged as adult for shooting and killing mother over virtual reality headset [View all]

https://www.wisn.com/article/wisconsin-boy-charged-shooting-killing-mom-vr-headset/42110537

MILWAUKEE —
According to the criminal complaint, on Nov. 21, a 10-year-old boy is accused of shooting and killing his 44-year-old mother, Quiana Mann, because she woke him up early and would not buy him a virtual reality headset.

WISN 12 News is not naming the child because of his age.

Initially, Milwaukee police ruled the shooting -- near 87th and Hemlock streets -- accidental, saying the boy was playing with the gun and it went off. Due to his age, they let the boy stay with his family.

The next morning, the boy's family contacted the police with serious concerns.

The boy's 26-year-old sister told police her brother has had "rage issues" all his life and that he had been seeing a therapist who gave him a "concerning diagnosis."

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10-year-old boy charged as adult for shooting and killing mother over virtual reality headset [View all] Nevilledog Dec 2022 OP

Another Well Regulated Militia Member SoCalDavidS Dec 2022 #1

Well, he is a black kid. Treefrog Dec 2022 #29

How the hell can you charge a 10-year-old as an adult? Laffy Kat Dec 2022 #2

How the hell can a 10 year old murder his own mother? whathehell Dec 2022 #11

No society should charge a child like an adult obamanut2012 Dec 2022 #14

I guess I'm just finding it hard to understand whathehell Dec 2022 #32

For me, it's because he's only 10 years old XorXor Dec 2022 #35

This message was self-deleted by its author Laffy Kat Dec 2022 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2022 #20

Where did he get the gun from ? JI7 Dec 2022 #3

"Prosecutors said he told them the night before he got his mother's set of keys for the gun lock." oioioi Dec 2022 #4

Not so sure I can get behind the idea of charging a 10 year old as an adult XorXor Dec 2022 #5

I know I can't. 10 years old is not an adult. GoodRaisin Dec 2022 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author littlewolf Dec 2022 #22

They put them into a juvenile facility until they are 18 TexasBushwhacker Dec 2022 #30

I understand that aspect of it XorXor Dec 2022 #33

There is more counseling and education available for juvenile offenders TexasBushwhacker Dec 2022 #38

He needs to be housed away from the pubic the rest of his life. Coventina Dec 2022 #6

Matricide is incredibly rare, making up 1% of murders. Laffy Kat Dec 2022 #26

A 10 year old with "rage issues" is mentally ill. patphil Dec 2022 #7

Agreed. GPV Dec 2022 #12

I can't believe none would think otherwise. "Facing 60 years???" Adults FAILED. lostnfound Dec 2022 #27

Wisconsin, it figures. This is where the 2 girls who were 12 at the time of the assault elocs Dec 2022 #8

His virtual reality is now a jail cell. secondwind Dec 2022 #9

As an adult? progressoid Dec 2022 #10

Make some people feel better. Certainly won't address the root cause of the issue. GPV Dec 2022 #13

The article Dorian Gray Dec 2022 #16

unbelievable,,, KarenS Dec 2022 #17

If a 10 year old is charged and convicted as an adult, does he then get sentenced to the ... Jim__ Dec 2022 #18

Imagine having to put cameras up XanaDUer2 Dec 2022 #19

At 4yr's old, would "swing puppy around by it's tail until it whined and howled in pain".. HipChick Dec 2022 #21

the only reason I can think of for charging him as adult is littlewolf Dec 2022 #23

I don't think a 10 year old should be charged as an adult, but if the family is afraid of him maybe Vinca Dec 2022 #25

Houses with young children shouldn't have guns in them. Ever. Oneironaut Dec 2022 #28

TEN . . . YEARS . . . OLD . . . IS . . . A . . . CHILD Stinky The Clown Dec 2022 #31

This is obscene. He's a mentally ill child. Sky Jewels Dec 2022 #34

Mental health care stripped of funding since the 80's by Reagan RANDYWILDMAN Dec 2022 #36

Having guns in a house with children while... Xolodno Dec 2022 #37

No 10 year old should be tried for any crime as an adult. Demsrule86 Dec 2022 #39