10 - Year - Old Kills Mom After She Refused To Buy Him A VR Headset - R.I.P Quiana Mann
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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. The 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." "He becomes very angry and acts out," the complaint states. The boy's mother set up cameras in the home before the deadly shooting. Those cameras then became unplugged. The sister told investigators that the next day after the fatal shooting, the boy logged onto his mother's Amazon account and ordered the headset. She also told police her brother never cried or showed remorse after the shooting, but did say, "I'm really sorry for what happened. I'm sorry for killing my mom." Then the sister says he asked if his Amazon package had arrived. When police questioned the boy for the second time, the complaint stated he admitted that his mother would not allow him to have something he wanted from Amazon. Prosecutors said he told them the night before he got his mother's set of keys for the gun lock. "He went to the basement and took up a shooting stance. He admitted knowing that guns can kill people," the complaint states. "Before he fired the shot, he closed his left eye. His mother walked in front of him when he tried to shoot the wall to 'scare her,' whereupon he admitted that he shot her in the face when she was approximately 3 feet away from him. After shooting his mother, he put the gun in the living room closet, and then afterwards, informed his older sister," according to investigators in the complaint. The boy is charged with first-degree reckless homicide and is currently being held on $50,000 bail. If convicted, he could face 60 years in prison. He is scheduled to be back in court next week. Mann's funeral scheduled for Friday. 12/2/2022
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