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September 19, 2008 in News comments 30

When two boys, aged 14 and 15 were robbing a 51 year old woman, and she walked in on them stealing her Xbox, they killed her. The boys will face life in prison, facing adult charges.

KENOSHA, Wis. — Two Kenosha boys of ages 14 and 15 are accused of beating an adult neighbor to death during a burglary that targeted a computer game device, among other items.

"It's pathetic," Police Chief John Morrissey said. "How can a 15-year-old and a 14-year-old boy murder somebody over an Xbox?"

Others could also be charged in the death of Capri Walker, 51, who was found dead at her Kenosha home about 6:30 a.m. Sunday, the chief said Wednesday.

Police have recommended charges of first-degree intentional homicide, carrying a life prison term. Under state law, juveniles can face adult charges in homicide cases.

"There is still an active investigation going on," Morrissey said. "We believe we have recovered the murder weapon. It appears at this time that it was a burglary, and Ms. Walker interrupted that burglary and was murdered."
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  • 2
    DusktoDawn Sep 19, 08
    Get real..Those boys must be desperate to want that Xbox badly.

    Stupid people these days...stuff like this make me sick.
  • 1
    RKRigney Sep 19, 08
    I'm tired of these stories. One comes out every week and it doesn't affect the gaming industry in the least. This is local news channel crap. Quit submitting it.
    • 2
      Big A2 Sep 20, 08
      They're doing it for the points. Those precious GameGrep points that they get by ruining the Internet.
    • 2
      HisServant77 Sep 20, 08
      There are numerous other articles posted pretty often, that have less "gaming-value" but are still accepted. . .
  • 3
    Slumpy monkey Sep 19, 08
    "The boys will face life in prison, facing adult charges."

    Good, Little faggots.
  • 2
    linkrox Sep 19, 08
    It's from Fox News, obviously exaggerated.
  • 6
    Seproth Sep 20, 08
    Correction, they stole for an xbox. The murdered to not get caught. They failed.
  • 2
    kspiess Sep 20, 08
    Pretty sad state of affairs. I mean if it was a PS3, sure but... sorry horrible joke.
    • 2
      Twisted Sep 20, 08
      Console wars have no place here.

      Still you made me laugh a little. XD
    • 3
      Jaw Knee Sep 20, 08
      Don't even bother apologizing in the reply if you typed the joke first. That's stupid and it wasn't even close to funny. This is terrible.
    • 2
      black doom Sep 20, 08
      And this is why it is moronic to not have thumbs down, even if there power was taken away they should still be here for people like you and posts like that.
  • 0
    HisServant77 Sep 20, 08
    That is absolutely ridiculous. I just wish other people would see the result of this and are turned away from such things themselves. Sadly, this is not often the case . . .
  • 0
    Oogity_Boogity_Boo Sep 20, 08
    That's about an hour and a half away from where I live....Better keep my Xbox in a safe place...
  • 0
    Play ISDF Sep 20, 08
    It's this kind of thing that gives ammo to the people who hate video games who are on TV and the like. Bloody *bleep*wits, I'm glad their getting what they deserve but my god is this entire thing stupid! It's like some parents are forgetting to teach their kids to share and play nice and to earn things, not steal.
    • 1
      black doom Sep 20, 08
      No offense buddy but it bugs me a little bit to see how quickly you can see how that event could be sourced against gaming. I don't know why.
      • 0
        Play ISDF Sep 21, 08
        Oh my buddy...I had just been on the "Dr Phil attack video games" article so I was kind of annoyed and unfortunately this was just proving his point.
  • 0
    Omegaplib Sep 20, 08
    have things more important on the life,the life its not only play,play,play,yes its fun,but we need to stop a bit and a wii its better.
    • 0
      black doom Sep 20, 08
      Sorry but what the heck were you trying to say. And please tell me there is a misunderstanding somewhere along the line between what the article says, what you posted and how I understood it because if there isn't you are the same as kspiess.
      • 0
        Play ISDF Sep 21, 08
        I think he's saying that although games are fun and all that, there's more important things in life, but this kinda thing has to stop. Why a 360 though, the Wii is better!

        There's your translation meh thinks.
    • 0
      Big A2 Sep 21, 08
      quote
      have things more important on the life,the life its not only play,play,play,yes its fun,but we need to stop a bit and a wii its better.
      I love Engrish.
  • 0
    Final Blade Sep 20, 08
    This isn't the first or last time we'll hear about news like this unfortunately. People have to be *bleep*ed to rob elderly people and kill them.
  • 2
    dwg14390 Sep 20, 08
    Okay, it say's that the 2 boys stole the xbox AMONG OTHER ITEMS!!

    Surely this could mean there T.V., but no target the game console, Why??
    Because Everyone's talking about it.

    If I killed a women and stole her Plasma T.V., Blue-ray player, I-pod, Playstation 3, Printer, Computer, AND car, guess which ones gonna make the headline??

    Also guess which ones gonna get blamed the most.
    "I did it for the PS3 only, ignore the other stuff I stole!!"

    Truly pathetic, but why bother the game industry isn't apperantly affected by any of this crap so good. Keep it that way, and people plz stop posting crap like this, as if it will ever change even a little the gaming community.
    • 2
      HisServant77 Sep 20, 08
      Um . . . believe it or not, but not everyone is out to make gaming evil or the bane of humanity. Perhaps, they mentioned the xbox for the same reason they emphasize one item in many many other robberies. . . . because it's an odd thing to steal. They stole something that is . . . really not valuable but mostly for their own pleasure instead of reselling it.

      It'd be the same thing as, if I stole a bunch of stuff from someone's house, and also raided their refrigerator. What would headline's focus? The fact that I went through and ate their food. That's because it's something odd and even more selfish than stealing an HDTV that I would most likely just resell.
    • 0
      Big A2 Sep 22, 08
      quote
      people plz stop posting crap like this, as if it will ever change even a little the gaming community.
      I also have probelems with the articles that are submitted. If was the one who accepted articles, then plenty of the articles here that would have never gotten through.
  • 0
    RabidChinaGirl Sep 20, 08
    I hope they get convincted. -_-
  • 0
    ali3n Sep 21, 08
    People are killed for less everyday.
    • 0
      HisServant77 Sep 21, 08
      Yeah you read stories about people getting killed over ipods! Those actually made me decide a few years back that I didn't want them if people were that crazy over it!
    • 0
      Slumpy monkey Sep 21, 08
      People get stabbed in the UK for simply being in the same place as someone who they have had no prior contact with.
  • 0
    Drogo Baggins Sep 21, 08
    Wait, this was in Wisconsin? And I thought Wisconsin was a peaceful place to live, but I suppose no place is without some crime.
    • 0
      RabidChinaGirl Sep 22, 08
      That kid who accidentally shot himself imitating Halo? That happened in Wisconsin too. Technically not a crime, but still.

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