Nebraska father arrested for allegedly shooting and killing his 10-year-old son on Thanksgiving Day, Law & Crime reported. 

Police responded to a call about a shooting outside their family home, where Kendrick McDonald was found with a gunshot wound and later pronounced dead. Will McDonald, the boy’s father, was taken into custody and charged with criminal homicide, use of a weapon gun, and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.

According to the Omaha World-Herald, investigators suspect that McDonald may have fatally shot his son due to a mistaken belief that an intruder was attempting to steal his car. Evidence at the scene supports this theory. Responding officers were informed that the car alarm had been activated shortly before the shooting occurred.

Omaha Police Capt. Jeremy Christensen told the newspaper,

“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. We’re not 100% 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.”

According to reports, the police were unable to verify if Kendrick’s mother was present at the time of his death. However, authorities confirmed that there were other children present during the incident. When investigators were asked about their belief regarding McDonald mistaking his son for a car thief, Christensen said detectives were

“still trying to figure out the ins and outs of that through the investigation.”

“At this point in time, it doesn’t appear that he was justified in firing,”

Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine told the World-Herald. 

Investigators found a handgun at the scene of the shooting, which is believed to have been used in the incident. According to court records reviewed by Law&Crime, McDonald was prohibited from having a firearm due to being a convicted felon. He had served five years in prison for a robbery conviction.

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