An 11-year-old boy in Pennsylvania is going through prison expenses after he fatally shot his father for confiscating his Nintendo Swap, in keeping with court docket paperwork.
The gunfire occurred within the early hours of Tuesday morning at a house within the Duncannon Borough, in keeping with court docket paperwork just lately obtained by WGAL. When officers responded to the residence round 3:20 a.m., they found 42-year-old Douglas Dietz lifeless within the bed room he shared along with his spouse. In response to the affidavit it’s linked to his son’s room by a closet.
The evening prior, the household celebrated the boy’s birthday, singing him “Completely happy Birthday” earlier than handing over for the evening.
Douglas’ spouse Jillian Dietz informed police that she awoke to the loud noise and a fiery odor. She then tried to wake her husband, solely to understand that he was closely bleeding. The boy then allegedly shouted, “Daddy’s lifeless,” in keeping with WGAL. Authorities on the scene additionally mentioned they heard the boy inform his mom, “I killed Daddy,”
The boy additionally allegedly informed investigators he received mad at his father when he mentioned he needed to go to mattress for the evening. He mentioned he discovered a key to his father’s protected whereas trying to find his Nintendo Swap, which had beforehand been confiscated. Authorities mentioned he moreover confessed to “eradicating the gun from the protected, loading bullets into it and strolling over to his father’s facet of the mattress,” in keeping with court docket paperwork.” He pulled again the hammer and fired the gun at his father.”
When police requested him what he believed would occur, he mentioned that “he was mad, and he had not considered that.”
The boy has been charged with prison murder, and he’s being held on the Perry County Jail.
