The family of the young boy who fatally shot his mother because she did not buy him a video game accessory is torn over the tragic killing.
The child’s grandmother is trying to cope with the circumstances around her daughter’s death. And as their attention turns to the young boy’s penalties, the family braces for a long journey ahead, saying there are “no winners in this situation.”
WTMJ-TV, a local Milwaukee news station, sat with the 10-year-old’s aunt ShaRhonda Reid and his grandmother Lueritha Mann to talk about the tragic morning of Nov. 21.
The story made national headlines days before Thanksgiving and was plastered all over social media.
The boy, diagnosed with mood and conduct disorder, asked his mother, Quiana Mann if she could buy him a virtual reality headset on Amazon the night before, according to police records. The 44-year-old said “no,” making the boy dangerously upset.
According to family members, his therapist asked those…
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