Wyoming teen fatally shoots mom in head after arguing over stolen tablet

A troubled 14-year-old boy was arrested after he allegedly shot and killed his mother in the back of the head after she found out he had nabbed a tablet from one of her clients. Havoc Leone allegedly killed his 41-year-old mother, Theresa McIntosh, March 7 at their Chyenne, Wyoming home  — and was charged with felony first-degree murder where he will be tried as an adult, the Wyoming Tribune Eagle reported.McIntosh’s death was initally investigated as a suicide.But after suspicions were raised by cops and medical staff, Leone allegedly later admitted to cops that he shot his mom with her own gun after an argument over the stolen device, according to the outlet, citing court documents. Leone also allegedly told police that he had thought about killing his mother on a number of occasions in the past when she had told him to do things he didn’t want to do, the documents said.

The teen — who had stolen other devices in the past — overheard his parents arguing about the latest theft.McIntosh referred to him as “retarded” and a “thief” which upset him.At around 11:30 a.m.

on the morning of the shooting, McIntosh told Leone to finish his homework while she did a puzzle in his room.  The mother-son duo began quarreling over the tablet and McIntosh demanded the password which was written on a notebook that the teen retrieved and threw into the room, the 14-year-old told law enforcement.The teen tossed the notebook on the ground and went to grab the gun hidden in his bedroom.When his mom bent down to pick up the notebook, he allegedly shot her in the back of the head, according to court documents. Leone’s father was playing video games in the basement and said he had heard a “pop” noise about fifteen minutes later, but believed it was the sound of a balloon popping due to wearing noise cancelling headphones.About an hour later, Leone’s father went to the main level of the house, where he saw the teen outside his bedroom who said he didn’t ...