Authorities in Omaha have introduced costs towards a person who allegedly shot and killed his 10-year-old son after a automobile alarm exterior their house sounded. Per Omaha World-Herald, the incident occurred on Thanksgiving.
Authorities stated officers who responded to the scene discovered 10-year-old Kendrick McDonald with a gunshot wound. He later succumbed to his harm at a hospital. The deceased minor’s father, recognized as 47-year-old Will McDonald, has since been arrested on suspicion of legal murder, unlawful use of a gun and possession of a firearm by a prohibited particular person. He’s additionally being held with out bond.
“Clearly, we’re nonetheless fairly early,” Omaha Police Capt. Jeremy Christensen stated. “We do know that there was allegedly a automobile alarm going off, and for no matter motive, the suspect/father went exterior to perhaps examine that. We’re not one hundred pc on that, however we’re receiving info {that a} automobile alarm was going off. … As to precisely what transpired and the why of it, we’re nonetheless attempting to piece that collectively by our investigation.”
Christensen additionally stated they may not inform if McDonald thought his son was a automobile thief. “We’re nonetheless attempting to determine the ins and outs of that by the investigation,’ he stated, including that there have been different kids within the house when the capturing occurred.
“It’s clearly very tragic,” Douglas County Legal professional Don Kleine stated. “However we now have to find out if he (Will McDonald) was justified in doing what he did. … At this time limit, it doesn’t seem that he was justified in firing.”
