A deranged Georgia teen hacked his great-grandmother to death with a sword and stabbed his grandmother after they told him to stop playing a video game, cops and neighbors said.
Douglas County police said the boy, 14, was stalking the front lawn of his Douglasville, Ga., home with a sword and a pellet gun when they showed up on Monday afternoon, CBS Atlanta reported.
His 77-year-old great-grandmother’s body lay on the lawn, while his grandmother, who was in her 50s, had barricaded herself in a room, police said.
"He came out with a pellet gun and shot two windows out of a patrol car that was sitting there. He was shooting at us with the pellet gun and swinging the sword around in the air," Douglas County Sheriff Phil Miller told CBS.
Deputies managed to distract the teen before sending a police dog to take him down.
"We sent a K-9 unit in and he hit the K-9 with the butt of his gun. At that point, we Tased him then took him into custody," Miller told CBS.
The grandmother was taken to a hospital and expected to recover, police said. The great-grandmother was pronounced dead on the scene. No one involved was identified.
Investigators said they had arrested the boy twice before for violent behavior, including an incident in June when the boy attacked the grandmother with a sword.
"This is not the same sword. He cut his grandmother on the foot with it that time," Miller told CBS.
Miller added the boy was so out of control during an arrest July 29, "We almost had to hogtie him not to hurt him."
Cops brought the boy to a hospital after both arrests, and he was released both times.
Family members told CBS that he attacked his grandparents after they told him he’d have to stop playing a video game.
Neighbors in the western Georgia city said they were shocked the teen was capable of such mayhem.
"I used to wave to the kid all the time," neighbor Pam Mayercik told CBS. "He seemed like he was a little bit different. He’s just a little kid with glasses and kind of shy."
14-year-old slays great-grandmother with sword, stabs grandmother over video game dispute
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Douglas County police said the boy, 14, was stalking the front lawn of his Douglasville, Ga., home with a sword and a pellet gun when they showed up on Monday afternoon, CBS Atlanta reported.
His 77-year-old great-grandmother’s body lay on the lawn, while his grandmother, who was in her 50s, had barricaded herself in a room, police said.
"He came out with a pellet gun and shot two windows out of a patrol car that was sitting there. He was shooting at us with the pellet gun and swinging the sword around in the air," Douglas County Sheriff Phil Miller told CBS.
Deputies managed to distract the teen before sending a police dog to take him down.
"We sent a K-9 unit in and he hit the K-9 with the butt of his gun. At that point, we Tased him then took him into custody," Miller told CBS.
The grandmother was taken to a hospital and expected to recover, police said. The great-grandmother was pronounced dead on the scene. No one involved was identified.
Investigators said they had arrested the boy twice before for violent behavior, including an incident in June when the boy attacked the grandmother with a sword.
"This is not the same sword. He cut his grandmother on the foot with it that time," Miller told CBS.
Miller added the boy was so out of control during an arrest July 29, "We almost had to hogtie him not to hurt him."
Cops brought the boy to a hospital after both arrests, and he was released both times.
Family members told CBS that he attacked his grandparents after they told him he’d have to stop playing a video game.
Neighbors in the western Georgia city said they were shocked the teen was capable of such mayhem.
"I used to wave to the kid all the time," neighbor Pam Mayercik told CBS. "He seemed like he was a little bit different. He’s just a little kid with glasses and kind of shy."
14-year-old slays great-grandmother with sword, stabs grandmother over video game dispute
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