A sick and twisted 14-year-old did the unthinkable when he shot and killed his own mother as she slept on their couch.
Family members say 14-year-old Joshua Smith shot his mother, 36-year-old Tamiko Robinson, multiple times while she slept on the couch.
LeShaun Roberts, the victim’s brother, told MyFox Detroit:
“He just shot. Every chance he got a chance to shoot again, he shot again, and there’s just buckshot, holes everywhere. He murdered her, and he didn’t do it with sorrow or [anything]. He did it like he wanted to do it, like he meant to do it and he [knew] what he was doing.”
Smith’s uncle explained it happened after midnight. He said the Kettering High School student was angry because his mother was trying to keep him off the streets.
“He just want to hang with the big boys. He joined a gang. He’s 6’1″ [or] 6’2″, 14 years old, hanging around with 20-year-olds. So, he wanted to be a big boy and his mama told him he couldn’t. He ran away.”
However, Robinson caught up with her son and insisted he come home, an act of love that reportedly ended her life.
“He broke into his step dad’s room, got a twelve gauge and brutally murdered my sister, he shot at least ten times.”
Smith was arrested a short time later driving around in his mother’s car.
Robinson was a dialysis patient, who was battling lupus. Her five-year-old daughter witnessed the shooting and has been asking relatives the heartbreaking question, “why would someone want to hurt mommy?”
This is the most disturbing story of the day; our thoughts and prayers go out to Robinson’s family.
Family: Detroit Teen Guns Down His Own Mother: MyFoxDETROIT.com
