Incident

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1-11-2018 California Modesto 2-1

Location

January 11, 2018

Modesto, California

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Lydia Nicholson
Age: 68
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Female
Status: Killed

Type: Victim
Name: Loren Nicholson
Age: 81
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Relationship: Family
Name: Matthew Nicholson
Age: 28
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Defensive Use
Domestic Violence

Notes

suspect shot his mother after argument over video game; tried to shoot father too, but gun jammed, father grabbed, emptied it; 37.611130, -120.946597 ;

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: http://www.chicoer.com/general-news/20180112/man-held-for-shooting-mother-after-video-game-argument

URL: https://www.pressherald.com/2018/01/13/police-say-man-fatally-shot-mom-in-head-during-tantrum-over-video-game/

URL: http://www.kcra.com/article/ceres-man-kills-mother-after-argument-over-video-game-police-say-1/15073579

URL: http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/general-news/20180112/police-say-mom-was-killed-by-son-after-video-game-argument

District

Congressional District: 10
State Senate District: 12
State House District: 21