An 11-year-old Pennsylvania boy has been charged with murder after he allegedly shot and killed his father for taking his Nintendo Switch gaming console. The shooting happened on January 13 in the family home in Duncannon Borough, it says The Guardian.
Police were called to the family’s residence around 3:20 a.m. for a report of an “unconscious man.” Upon arrival, officers found 42-year-old Douglas Dietz dead in bed with a gunshot wound to the head. The victim was found in the bedroom he shared with his wife, which, according to court documents, is connected to the boy’s bedroom by a closet.
After an investigation, authorities identified the victim’s 11-year-old son as the suspect. According to the police report, the boy, whose birthday was that day, entered the room shouting, “Daddy’s dead.” The police also heard him say to his mother: “I killed my dad.”
He found the gun while looking for a Nintendo Switch
The shooting happened after the couple went to sleep after midnight. The boy told investigators he had a nice day with his parents, but “got angry” when his father told him it was time to go to bed.
“I shot someone,” the affidavit states the boy answered when asked by the police what happened. “He admitted that he had someone in mind to shoot, whom he identified as his father,” added the police officers.
According to court documents, the boy explained to police that he found the key to the gun safe in his father’s drawer in his parents’ bedroom. He unlocked it while looking for his Nintendo Switch, which had been taken from him earlier, and found a gun inside.
The trial begins on January 22
The son then, according to the statement, admitted that he “took the gun out of the safe, put bullets in it and went to his father’s side of the bed.” “He pulled the trigger and fired a bullet at his father,” said the police statement.
When asked what he thought was going to happen, the boy replied that he was “angry” and that he “didn’t think about it”. The boy was denied bail after being taken into custody. The court hearing is scheduled for January 22, Index.hr writes.
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