Boy, 10, 'shot his mom dead at close range for refusing to get him a $500 VR headset' - then used her Amazon account to buy one: Milwaukee cops charge him as an ADULT

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A 10-year-old boy has been charged with murder for shooting his mother in the face at close range while she was doing laundry - because she refused to buy him a virtual reality headset. 

The boy is accused of shooting Quiana Mann, 44, from three feet away at their home in Milwaukee. 

A day later, he used her Amazon account to buy himself an Oculus VR headset, which costs from $130 to $500, before telling his grandma he was 'sorry' for killing his mother and asking where his Amazon package was.

The child who, according to family members has 'rage issues' and hears imaginary people, has been charged with first-degree reckless homicide and will be tried as an adult. 

The boy, whose name has not been publicly released, fatally shot his mother Quiana Mann, 44, of Milwaukee, (pictured), in the face inside their home on 87th Street near Hemlock around 7am on November 21 because she refused to buy him a VR headset 

The boy initially told police that the shooting was an accident. He claimed Mann had walked in front of him while aiming at a wall to 'scare her', and he accidentally shot her in the head, according to criminal charges obtained by the Journal Sentinel. 

He later said in a second interview, however, that he intentionally aimed at his mother before shooting her at their home on 87th Street near Hemlock at around 7am on November 21. The boy is one of Mann's four children: Brianna, TJ, Brandon, and Noah. It is unclear which boy shot her.

After the shooting, he put the gun in the closet and told his older sister Brianna Moore, 26, that mother, who worked in behavioral health, was dead, the complaint read. Moore then called 911.  

Wisconsin law requires children as young as 10 to be charged as adults for certain serious crimes, though the boy's attorneys can seek to move the case to juvenile court. 

He is currently being held in juvenile detention. 

According to the complaint, the boy initially told officers he got the gun from his mother's bedroom and went to the basement, where she was doing laundry. He said he was twirling the gun around his finger when it went off. 

The boy was allowed to stay with family, and an initial release from police said the shooting was caused by a child 'playing' with a gun. 

A day later, concerned relatives called the police.

The boy's aunt said that when she collected the boy, he retrieved a set of house keys that contained a key to the gun's lockbox. When his aunt asked about the shooting, the boy said he pointed the gun at his mom and that she told him to put it down.

After shooting her in the home (pictured), he put the gun in the closet and told his 26-year-old sister that their mother was dead. His family said he had 'rage issues' and heard five imaginary people. The child will be tried as an adult and faces up to 60 years in prison if convicted 

The boy's aunt and sister said he never cried or showed remorse and had also physically attacked his seven-year-old cousin the same day.

The boy's family said he has 'concerning' mental health issues, and has exhibited disturbing behavior in the past. 

When he was four, the boy allegedly swung the family's puppy around by its tail, the complaint says. Six months ago, the family told police, the boy filled a balloon with a flammable liquid and set it on fire, causing an explosion that burned furniture and the carpet. 

When asked why he did it, the boy said 'two sisters told him to do it.' 

The boy told his family he hears five imaginary people talking to him, who he said are two sisters, an old woman, and two 'mean' men.  

Brianna also said in the complaint that her brother has had 'rage issues' all his life and becomes 'very angry and acts out.' 

Mann also set up cameras around the home, but the cameras had been unplugged during the shooting, according to WISN. It is unclear who disabled the cameras.

After learning these new details, Milwaukee police interviewed the boy again. This time, he told detectives he aimed the gun at his mom with two hands while in a shooting stance. 

He said he tried shooting a wall to 'scare her' when she walked in front of him and he shot her, the complaint says.

The boy told police he got the gun from the lockbox that morning because his mother woke him up early - at 6am instead of 6.30am - and because she wouldn't let him buy the headset on Amazon.

The boy wanted an Oculus Virtual Reality Headset - which ranges from $130 to nearly $500 on Amazon. He went onto his mother's account the day after the shooting and bought the headset and then allegedly unremorsefully told his grandmother that he was 'sorry for killing my mom' and then asked where his package was 

The boy's lawyer, Angela Cunningham, called the shooting an 'absolute family tragedy' and said she didn't think anybody would deny or disagree with that.'

However, she did not think the adult system would be 'equipped to address the needs of a 10-year-old child.'

It is unclear if she plans to petition to move the case to juvenile court.  

The boy is expected to appear in court on December 8 and is being held on a $50,000 bond. 

He could face up to 60 years in prison if convicted as an adult. 

His mother's funeral is set for Friday and according to a GoFundMe, she will be remembered as 'compassionate, loving, and kind.'

'Quiana was cherished and beloved by all who knew her; her smile alone could light a room.'