Police: 8-year-old shoots, kills elderly caregiver after playing video game

Police: 8-year-old shoots, kills elderly caregiver after playing video game

CNN — An 8-year-old Louisiana boy intentionally shot and killed his elderly caregiver after playing a violent video game, authorities say. Marie Smothers was pronounced dead at the scene with a gunshot wound to the head in a mobile home park in Slaughter, Louisiana, the East Feliciana Parish …

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    After playing Grand Theft Auto IV, a game globally known for its violence and sexism themes, the kid shot the old lady in the back of her head while watching television.