Pennsylvania boy facing criminal homicide charges after 13 January shooting at family’s home
An 11-year-old Pennsylvania boy allegedly shot his father to death after previously having his Nintendo Switch handheld gaming system taken away.
The boy is facing criminal homicide charges after a 13 January shooting at his family’s home in Duncannon Borough.
As put in court documents obtained and reported by WGAL News 8, the case illustrates how easily children can access guns in the US, where firearms are ubiquitous.
Police were dispatched to the family’s residence at about 3.20am, after a report of an “unresponsive male”. The news site says that officers found a 42-year-old man named Douglas Dietz dead in bed from a gunshot wound to the head.
