By
James
Hirsen
A
tragic shooting took place recently in a typically quiet area of Louisiana. It
was late afternoon in a tiny town fatefully named Slaughter, where amidst
peaceful, forested, rolling hills 87-year-old Marie Smothers' life came to a
violent end. The elderly woman was shot in the back of the head while leisurely
watching TV. Shockingly, the police revealed to the public that the assailant
was an 8-year-old boy.
According
to local law enforcement, the killing was intentional. East Feliciana Parish
Sheriff’s Office officials believe the young lad’s pulling of the trigger was a
deliberate act that horrifically occurred just moments after he had been
engaged in playing a notoriously violent video game. "Although a motive
for the shooting is unknown at this time investigators have learned that the
juvenile suspect was playing a video game, 'Grand Theft Auto IV,' a realistic
game that has been associated with encouraging violence and awards points to
players for killing people, just minutes before the homicide occurred," the
statement read. [more...]
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