Boy shoots father, kills mother over Halo 3
Posted on December 15, 2008 by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News
This isn’t exactly Nintendo related, but it is video game related. And unfortunately, this is another terribly saddening story over a video game.
17-year-old Daniel Petric was angry about his parents taking away his copy of Halo 3 to the point that, believe it or not, shot his father and killed his mother. The newest detail about the case is that he also attempted to pass off the killing as a murder-suicide.
Petric, who was 16 at the time, secretly left his house to purchase Halo 3. However, the boy was caught by his parents. Apparently the parents did not want their son to be playing Halo 3, so the game was placed in a lockbox. A 9mm hangun was additionally inside the box. Petric managed to somehow open it, and took both the game and the gun out of the box.
The most disturbing part of this whole story? Before Petric shoot his father, he said, “Would you guys close your eyes. I have a surprise for you.” Right after that, Petric shot his father.
Fortunately, the father survived the shooting but the same cannot be said about Daniel’s mother. Daniel is currently tried to
The case is being tried to a Lorain County Common Pleas judge instead of a jury at the request of Daniel Petric.
