Sentenced: 10YO Shot To Death By Father On Thanksgiving May Have Been Mistaken For Car Thief

[Sugar Cookie]

A man allegedly fatally shot his 10-year-old on Thanksgiving at their home in Omaha, Nebraska possibly mistaking him for a car thief.

The Omaha Police Department (OPD) said in a press release that officers arrived at the scene of the shooting Thursday night and found the child Kendrick McDonald, suffering from a gunshot wound.

He was transferred to the hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

The police then arrested the boy’s father Will McDonald, 47, for criminal homicide, use of a weapon-gun, and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.

Investigators are not sure what led to the shooting, but it might have happened while a car alarm went off near the family’s house, according to the Omaha World-Herald.

“We do know that there was allegedly a car alarm going off, and for whatever reason the suspect/father went outside to maybe investigate that,” Omaha Police Capt. Jeremy Christensen said, according to the local newspaper.

He continued: “We're not 100 percent on that, but we are receiving information that a car alarm was going off. As to exactly what transpired and the why of it, we're still trying to piece that together through our investigation.”

MSN

 

[cubby]

I hate a car alarm, the only thing they do is make your neighbors very annoyed when they go off every time a bird passes too close or a leaf falls on the car, 10 times a night!! The only person who seems not to hear it is the owner of the car.

 

[Burke]

The discord alerts for this left out the 1, leaving me to think maybe a dad mistook his infant son for a car thief, which was pretty funny.

Looks like Dad shot first and planned to ask questions later, which isn't a great philosophy. Tragic scenario made worse by gunplay.

 

[Future_Milf]

Awesome, another idiot with a gun. IQ really should be required for having a car, pet, gun, or kid.

 

[Sejanus]

Terrific parenting.
Having a gun really protected your family didn't it?

 

[Sugar Cookie]

DCS ID: 219090 -- WILL MCDONALD

Facility:	NEBRASKA STATE PENITENTIARY
Total Sentence:	7 Years 0 Months 0 Days	To 13 Years 0 Months 0 Days
Sentence Begin Date:	09/09/2024	Good Time Law:	191	Projected Release Date:	11/24/2031

Parole Eligibility Date:	11/23/2028	Parole Hearing Date:
Parole Discharge Date:

Offense Information
		Offense Term
Description	Run Code	Minimum	Maximum	County of Commitment
MANSLAUGHTER		10 Yr 0 Mo 0 Da	16 Yr 0 Mo 0 Da	DOUGLAS
Felony - -
POSS DEADLY WEAP PROHIB PERSON	CC	7 Yr 0 Mo 0 Da	13 Yr 0 Mo 0 Da	DOUGLAS