Reno teen allegedly fatally shot brother, dad because she 'couldn’t control the urge to kill somebody'
02/13/2024 12:29 pm PST
RENO, Nev. (TCD) -- A 17-year-old is facing murder charges for allegedly shooting and killing two family members because she "couldn’t control the urge to kill somebody."
According to KRNV-TV, on Friday, Feb. 9, at around 4 p.m., Reno Police Department officers were dispatched to a residence on Silver Sky Parkway after a neighbor called to report hearing gunshots. The suspect, Mashenka Reid, reportedly called 911 herself and said, "I shot my dad. I shot my brother. My brother is dead." She allegedly used a Walther PPS and left the gun in her house.
Police arrived at the scene and found the brother, who was reportedly 4 or 5 years old, deceased from an apparent gunshot wound to the head. Reid’s younger sister was also at home in another room at the time of the shooting, but it was not immediately clear if the sister sustained any injuries.
The Reno Gazette Journal reports Reid’s father sustained gunshot wounds to the chest and back. The two victims were pronounced deceased at approximately 4:30 p.m.
Court documents cited by the Reno Gazette Journal reportedly say Reid told police following the shooting, "I couldn’t control the urge to kill somebody."
She was booked into the Washoe County Jail on two counts of open murder and one count of attempted murder with a deadly weapon.
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