"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 reported it was the child's birthday, and he had entered the bedroom shouting: Daddy's dead. Troopers at the scene also reportedly said that they heard the son tell his mother: I killed Daddy. Police said the shooting occurred after the couple had gone to bed shortly past midnight. The child reportedly told authorities that he had had a good day with his parents, but the documents reportedly state that he became mad when his father told him it was time to go to bed."
An 11-year-old boy in Duncannon Borough, Pennsylvania, allegedly shot his 42-year-old father to death on 13 January. The father, Douglas Dietz, was found in bed with a gunshot wound to the head. The boy was identified as the suspect after entering his parents' bedroom and making statements including Daddy's dead and I killed Daddy. The child told officers he had shot somebody and had intended to shoot his father. The boy accessed a firearm by finding a key to a gun safe in his parents' bedroom while searching for a Nintendo Switch that had been taken away. Criminal homicide charges were filed.
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