Daniel Petric, the Ohio teen who shot and killed his mother over a dispute involving Halo 3, was convicted today of aggravated murder, attempted aggravated murder, and other charges related to the heinous crime.
As reported previously, Petric had purchased a copy of Halo 3 following his parents’ Mark and Susan had forbid him to do so. After having the game confiscated, Daniel broke into his father’s lock box, which held the game and a 9mm handgun, entered the living room of his house, asked his parents to close their eyes, and shot both of them in the head, killing his mother and wounding his father.
Petric’s lawyers argued that video game addiction had driven the teen to the crime, but Common Pleas Judge James Burge found otherwise. Petric now faces up a maximum sentence of life in prison without parole.
Once again my condolences go out to the Petric family for this horrible tragedy, though I sincerely hope Daniel doesn’t see the outside of a prison for quite a long line.