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Charges: Wisconsin boy, 10, killed mom over VR headset
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A ten-year-old Milwaukee boy deliberately aimed a gun at his mom, then shot and killed her, as a result of she wouldn’t purchase him a digital actuality headset, prosecutors stated.
The boy initially advised police that the Nov. 21 capturing was an accident, based on felony fees obtained by the Journal Sentinel. However later he stated he deliberately aimed toward his mother earlier than capturing her. The boy was charged as an grownup final week with first-degree reckless murder.
Wisconsin regulation requires youngsters as younger as 10 to be charged as adults for sure severe crimes, although the boy’s attorneys can search to maneuver the case to juvenile courtroom. The boy, who relations stated has psychological well being points, is being held in juvenile detention.
“That is an absolute household tragedy,” stated Angela Cunningham, one of many boy’s attorneys. “I don’t suppose anyone would deny or disagree with that … The grownup system is completely ill-equipped to handle the wants of a 10-year-old baby.”
The capturing occurred shortly earlier than 7 a.m. on Nov. 21. In line with the grievance, the boy initially advised officers he received the gun from his mom’s bed room and went to the basement the place she was doing laundry. He stated he was twirling the gun round his finger when it went off. The boy was allowed to stick with household, and an preliminary launch from police says the capturing was brought on by a baby “taking part in” with a gun.
A day later, involved family known as police.
The boy’s aunt stated that when she picked up the boy, he retrieved a set of home keys that contained a key to the gun’s lock field. When his aunt requested concerning the capturing, the boy stated he pointed the gun at his mother, and that she advised him to place it down.
The boy’s aunt and sister stated he by no means cried or confirmed regret. In addition they stated he logged into his mom’s Amazon account and ordered an Oculus Digital Actuality Headset the morning after she died. That very same morning, he bodily attacked his 7-year-old cousin.
Relations stated the boy has a historical past of disturbing conduct. When he was 4, he swung the household’s pet round by its tail, the grievance says. Six months in the past, household advised police, the boy crammed a balloon with a flammable liquid and set it on hearth, inflicting an explosion that burned furnishings and the carpet. Relations recalled that when requested about that, the boy stated he hears 5 imaginary folks speaking to him.
After studying these new particulars, Milwaukee police interviewed the boy once more. This time, he advised detectives he aimed the gun at his mother with two fingers whereas in a capturing stance. He stated he tried capturing a wall to “scare her” when she walked in entrance of him and he shot her, the grievance says.
The boy advised police he received the gun from the lock field that morning as a result of his mom woke him up early — at 6 a.m. as a substitute of 6:30 a.m. — and since she wouldn’t let him purchase one thing on Amazon.
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Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball at Indiana Hoosiers Saturday
Wisconsin Badgers (10-2, 1-0 Big Ten) at Indiana Hoosiers (9-3, 1-0 Big Ten)
Bloomington, Indiana; Saturday, 1 p.m.
Watch on the Big 10 Network, listen here, or keep up with live stats here.
BOTTOM LINE: Indiana takes on Wisconsin after Shay Ciezki scored 20 points in Indiana’s 90-55 win against the Oakland Golden Grizzlies.
The Hoosiers are 6-1 in home games. Indiana scores 72.0 points while outscoring opponents by 10.2 points per game.
The Badgers have gone 1-0 against Big Ten opponents. Wisconsin averages 13.0 turnovers per game and is 3-1 when committing fewer turnovers than opponents.
Indiana scores 72.0 points, 10.6 more per game than the 61.4 Wisconsin allows. Wisconsin averages 8.0 more points per game (69.8) than Indiana allows to opponents (61.8).
The Hoosiers and Badgers match up Saturday for the first time in conference play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Yarden Garzon is scoring 14.2 points per game with 4.6 rebounds and 3.6 assists for the Hoosiers.
Serah Williams is scoring 20.0 points per game and averaging 12.3 rebounds for the Badgers.
LAST 10 GAMES: Hoosiers: 8-2, averaging 71.4 points, 30.8 rebounds, 16.7 assists, 6.2 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 44.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 61.0 points per game.
Badgers: 8-2, averaging 66.4 points, 33.6 rebounds, 15.3 assists, 6.1 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 45.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 60.8 points.
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Vote: What’s the biggest Wisconsin sports disappointment in 2024?
Wisconsin football’s Luke’s Fickell shares his message for team, fans
The Badgers football coach spoke to reporters following the team’s 24-7 loss to Minnesota Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison.
The year 2024 wasn’t necessarily a banner one for Wisconsin sports fans. Which of these will most stick with you in 2025 and beyond? What’s the biggest disappointment in 2024?
Vote for your pick below.
Luke Fickell and the Wisconsin Badgers football team
Year 2 of the Luke Fickell Era was supposed to push the program a step forward from the 2023-24 team that barely qualified for a bowl game.
Instead, against a tougher schedule and after the loss of starting quarterback Tyler Van Dyke, the Wisconsin Badgers took a step backward, finishing 5-7 and missing a bowl game for the first time since 2001.
Fickell fired offensive coordinator Phil Longo, but with another brutal schedule ahead and no clear-cut top option at quarterback, the 2024-25 season looks bleak.
Giannis gets hurt and the Bucks stumble in the playoffs
A late-season calf injury to Giannis Antetokounmpo kept the Milwaukee Bucks star from the playoffs, and Milwaukee was dismissed in six games by the Indiana Pacers in the first round, a second consecutive first-round playoff loss.
Damian Lillard also missed two games in the series and was limited when he played. Though Khris Middleton did what he could, a strange season (featuring a mid-season coaching switch from Adrian Griffin to Doc Rivers) ended in disappointment.
Mets stun the Brewers in the playoffs
A fielding miscue opened the door for a New York Mets win in Game 1 of the National League wild-card series, and after a thrilling rally in Game 2, the Milwaukee Brewers lost Game 3 in the biggest gut-punch imaginable.
With one out in the ninth, Pete Alonso’s three-run homer turned a 2-0 lead to a 3-2 deficit, and the Mets went on to win, 4-2, on their way to the NLCS.
The Brewers haven’t advanced out of the first playoff round since 2018.
Packers drop a heartbreaker to 49ers
The 2023 Green Bay Packers season finished as a success, but there’s the pain of wondering what else could have been.
In the divisional round of the playoffs, Green Bay had a 21-17 lead on San Francisco until the final 2 minutes, when Christian McCaffrey scored a go-ahead touchdown with 1:07 remaining in the 24-21 loss.
Wisconsin, Marquette lose to double-digit seeds in NCAA Tournament
Marquette has to get credit for reaching the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2013, registering an 81-77 victory over Colorado in the second round. But upstart 11th seed NC State, a team that only made the tournament thanks to five wins in five days to claim the ACC Tournament, dispatched second-seeded Marquette at that point, 67-58, en route to a Final Four berth.
Wisconsin had it much worse, garnering a No. 5 seed and losing pretty convincingly in the opening round to 12th-seeded James Madison, 72-61; JMU lost by 38 points in the next game against Duke.
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Wisconsin quarterback Braedyn Locke transferring to Arizona
TUCSON, Ariz. — Former Wisconsin quarterback Braedyn Locke is headed to Arizona.
Locke announced his decision in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Friday, giving the Wildcats two veteran quarterbacks with Noah Fifita returning.
Locke sat out as a redshirt at Mississippi State in 2022 before throwing for 1,936 yards and 13 touchdowns with 10 interceptions for the Badgers last season.
Arizona will have a new-look offense with the addition of offensive coordinator Seth Doege, a disciple of late Texas Tech coach Mike Leach.
Fifita has been Arizona’s starter most of the past two seasons and announced earlier this month he would be returning to Tucson.
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