DUNCANNON, Pa. (WGAL) – Police in Pennsylvania said an 11-year-old is facing homicide charges after he allegedly shot and killed his father.
According to court documents, the shooting happened after the boy’s Nintendo Switch was taken away from him.
Police received a call at about 3 a.m. earlier this week about a man with a gunshot wound at a South Market Street home.
An 11-year-old boy in Pennsylvania is accused of killing his father after his Nintendo Switch was taken away.
The Perry County District Attorney’s Office said police found 42-year-old Douglas Dietz dead from a gunshot.
Law enforcement took a child into custody after Dietz’s body was found. Police described the child as a “household member” and identified the 11-year-old son as the suspect.
It is unclear if any other children live there.
“They were kind. I didn’t talk to them much, but they kept to themselves over there and just seemed pretty nice. I didn’t expect this,” Jesse Weldon said.
Weldon lives just down the road and was outside during the Pennsylvania State Police investigation.
“You hear about it, but like not right next door to people, you know?” Weldon said.
Neighbors who spoke off camera said this street used to be a tight-knit community, but not many know each other nowadays.
“It’s stupid. I’m 48 and I remember the ‘90s, and when stuff was just transitioning, technology and from now back to then, so much has changed. It was hate, so much hate,” Weldon said.
The child was denied bail and is due in court on Jan. 22.
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