Teh One Who Knocks
03-08-2019, 11:23 AM
Tribune Media Wire
GRANGER, Ind. — An 11-year-old boy reportedly shot his own father — an Indiana State Police trooper — over video games.
According to court documents obtained by WSBT, the state trooper’s son devised a plan to shoot his dad with his service gun while he was at school that day because he “was done with all of that” and “wanted it to end.”
The trooper said he keeps his gun locked in his car so his kids wouldn’t have access to it. The boy allegedly said he went to his dad’s car three times to look for the gun.
https://i.imgur.com/qhW4Gwp.png (https://wsbt.com/news/local/docs-state-trooper-shot-by-11-year-old-son-because-his-video-games-were-taken-away)
When he finally got it, he took the weapon into his parents’ room where they were sleeping.
He waited “about 10 minutes” until his dad rolled over and was facing away from the door, and then he fired one shot into his backside, according to the documents.
When the trooper started screaming, his wife went to look for the boy, and she saw him going up the stairs with a gun and a Taser, the documents say.
The trooper is still recovering from the shot and is said to be steadily improving, WSBT reports.
The boy allegedly told investigators after the shooting that if he didn’t get his video games, there would be “a part two,” and said he wanted to shoot his dad in the head but couldn’t because of the way he was laying down.
He also said he tested the Taser on the family’s dog before the shooting, according to authorities.
The 11-year-old is facing charges of attempted murder in juvenile court. His next court date is set for April 10.
GRANGER, Ind. — An 11-year-old boy reportedly shot his own father — an Indiana State Police trooper — over video games.
According to court documents obtained by WSBT, the state trooper’s son devised a plan to shoot his dad with his service gun while he was at school that day because he “was done with all of that” and “wanted it to end.”
The trooper said he keeps his gun locked in his car so his kids wouldn’t have access to it. The boy allegedly said he went to his dad’s car three times to look for the gun.
https://i.imgur.com/qhW4Gwp.png (https://wsbt.com/news/local/docs-state-trooper-shot-by-11-year-old-son-because-his-video-games-were-taken-away)
When he finally got it, he took the weapon into his parents’ room where they were sleeping.
He waited “about 10 minutes” until his dad rolled over and was facing away from the door, and then he fired one shot into his backside, according to the documents.
When the trooper started screaming, his wife went to look for the boy, and she saw him going up the stairs with a gun and a Taser, the documents say.
The trooper is still recovering from the shot and is said to be steadily improving, WSBT reports.
The boy allegedly told investigators after the shooting that if he didn’t get his video games, there would be “a part two,” and said he wanted to shoot his dad in the head but couldn’t because of the way he was laying down.
He also said he tested the Taser on the family’s dog before the shooting, according to authorities.
The 11-year-old is facing charges of attempted murder in juvenile court. His next court date is set for April 10.