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16 year old shoots parents, kills mom, for taking away his Halo 3


Posted Dec 16, 2008 at 07:31PM by Glenn M. Listed in: Off Topic Tags: Ó
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16 year old Daniel Petric snuck out of his room one day in September 2007 to buy Halo 3 - without the knowledge of his dad. He had been playing the game with his friends for some time, and he wanted his own.

When he got back home, his folks caught him with the game and took it from him because it was too violent. His dad, Mark, a minister at New Life Assembly of God in Wellington, kept the game in a locked box where he also kept his 9mm. Yes, he's holy man with a handgun.

Anyway, about a month later, on the 20th of October, 2007,Daniel hasn't quite gotten over the Halo-denying incident, so he got his dad's lockbox key to get the game...and found the gun next to it. Things went to hell after that.

According to Mark Petric's testimony, he was sitting on the couch when Daniel came up behind him and said, "Would you guys close your eyes? I have a surprise for you." Thinking it was a pleasant surprise from his son, his head suddenly went numb as blood poured from a gunshot wound. He later realized that his wife already laid dead on a nearby seat, shot in the head, arms, and chest.

Daniel even tried to frame his own dad by putting the gun into his hands. "Hey Dad, here's your gun. Take it," he said according to Mark.

Luckily, Mark's daughter and her husband were coming over to watch the Indians. After a quick 911 call, Mark was saved. Daniel tried to make a run for it, but was eventually taken by the Wellington police. He now stands trial for murder and attempted murder.

All for Halo 3. It makes me wonder how the guy's mind works, to be able to shoot your parents in cold blood all because of a game. This guy has serious issues. Violent video games, eh? Apparently, some people really can't handle it.

frosthax-this is what happens when you get addicted to halo,its like a drug infecting you every step of the way

[looneytoon]

Thats really really sick, hes gonna sit in a cell and realize how stupid he is for killing his parents over a game, a $50 game! Dang....sick!

[Fayko]

Wow i guess when people say they need their halo 3 they mean it...
Poor family sucks for his wife and glad the other guy didnt die. Enjoy your 10-30 year jail cell you fuck

Halo: Ruining families since November 15, 2001

[MasterJoe23]

Man, that's a horrible thing to do. Especially over a silly video game. I mean what dumbass would do that?!

[raafu]

man ...hes gonna keep crying for dat ..he killed his mother for a game.....he culd always wait till his parents let him play it...oh well his loss..nows hes gonna have to wait to get out of jail....and probably hes gonna have to find a place to live cux his dad wont let him live with him.......and i wanna ask u frost hw do i know dis is true

[Darkthunder90]

I kind of use to be in a situation like that. I was really addicted to Halo 2, but not enough to kill my parents. I use to play Halo 2 night and day, it was just so much fun. I was really pissed if my parents said I couldn't play it. They would say that I would have to do some chores and crap. I use to scream at them, but I always ended up doing the chores so I could play again. I grew out of it, and though I still play games, it will never be as bad as Halo 2.

No one will be able to blame the video game for this mess though. His parents took away the game and he was only "influenced" a little bit. This kid was already messed up in the head to begin with.

[Major Zero]

wow, H3 sux... and it's a holy roller family? I know of some of those and HALO is okay in their Good Book.... Call of Duty and GTA is the Devils Work! LOL!!!

[killer]

Originally Posted by raafu

man ...hes gonna keep crying for dat ..he killed his mother for a game.....he culd always wait till his parents let him play it...oh well his loss..nows hes gonna have to wait to get out of jail....and probably hes gonna have to find a place to live cux his dad wont let him live with him.......and i wanna ask u frost hw do i know dis is true

Ever tried typing in English with proper punctuation?

[ƒR()§†H@X]

raaf-its on more than just qj,so my guess is its eitheir true or a well spread rumour.dogpile,digg,curent.com.qj,blogfaction,tmc news,etc.you decide if its true or false,but personally theres pages of sources all over for this matter

[Skud_Bio]

lol i just dont understand ppl. this guy gives video games a bad deal man. i swear just holding her at gunpoint and TELLING her how much halo meant to him woulda worked. to tell ya the truth i think its the whole 16 yrs of holy depression that did it to the kid, even though he dont look 16.

[KhAoSxChAoS]

I'm not in any way trying to defend this kid but in all honesty no one knows if he wasn't a really sheltered child...Like he had to be home at 6PM and no hanging out with girls...No going to the movies to see movies rated PG 13 or above...I'm just saying...Kids don't take that stuff and go "These rules are acceptable" because all kids want some freedom. I'm in no way a sheltered child and I'm not the slightest bit violent and I play GTA, CoD, Halo and I have been since I was 10 and now I'm 17 so...You can't blame the games just because they have violence in it. That's like falling down the stairs and blaming the stairs...It's your clumsiness that made you fall. Just like this kid was probably already a little unstable as it is. Taking away the game just set him off though. I feel bad for him and yet I want to kick his ass. I mean there isn't any good reason to hurt someone over a stupid video game...2 more years and he could play it regardless of what they say. Now...he has to wait MUCH longer to even see the outside world without handcuffs on and shackles on his feet.

[Akkio]

Originally Posted by PSPModCenter

That's like falling down the stairs and blaming the stairs....

haha made me rofl hard XD

[maxthemonkey]

PSPModCenter, whoever you are and wherever you are, i respect you

[Pirate-M.Lifnen]

This is hilarious.
The fact that it's such a shitty game just makes it all the funnier.

[NuMB3Rs]

Did he say 'Boom Headshot'?