Teenage Killer
Ohio teenager Daniel Petric killed mother over Halo 3 video game
A TEENAGER obsessed with a video game has been found guilty of murdering his mother and injuring his father after they took the game away from him.
Daniel Petric, 17, planned to kill his parents because he was angry that his father would not allow him to play Halo 3.
On the night of the murder, the Ohio teenager used his father’s key to open a box and remove the game, plus a 9mm handgun, the Associated Press reported.
Petric went into a room and said to his parents: “Would you close your eyes? I have a surprise for you.”
Petric’s father, Mark, said he was expecting a nice surprise. Instead, his head went numb from the gunshot, the Associated Press reported.
Mark Petric survived the shooting. Petric’s mother, Susan, died of a gunshot wound to the head.
Defence Lawyer James Kersey said that Petric took the Halo 3 game with him when he fled the scene.
In sentecing Petric today, Judge James Burge said his obsession with Halo 3 may have warped his sense of reality, but rejected the defence lawyer’s plea of insanity.