MIDWEST CITY, Okla. (KFOR) – A 13-year-old boy is recovering from a gunshot wound to the chest, as his household walked KFOR by means of the house nonetheless ransacked from a standoff with Midwest Metropolis police.
“It has been a nightmare,” stated the boy’s aunt, Christina Slemmer.
The household’s house remains to be in items after the June thirteenth standoff with Midwest Metropolis police. The home windows nonetheless have holes from police capturing tear gasoline balls into the home, and tear gasoline lingers within the air.
Slemmer walked into Chris’ room the place Michael Swanson, a member of the family, allegedly shot Chris proper under the rib cage. She stated the 13-year-old was mendacity on his mattress, taking part in video video games with a buddy.
“Mike was standing about proper right here at level clean vary,” she stated.
Chris’ grandmother, Jackie Curler, stated after she introduced dinner house that night time, issues appeared off and will really feel Swanson strolling up behind her.
“I stated, ‘Are you okay?’ and he stated, ‘Yeah, I’m fantastic.’ He stated, ‘You may need to go speak to your grandson.’ I stated, ‘What are you speaking about?’” stated Curler. “He stated, ‘Chances are you’ll need to go ask him how he’s. I shot him.’” And I regarded down and he had a gun in his hand and I began screaming.”
Curler stated she bumped into Chris’ room to assist him.
“He stated, ‘He shot me, grandma.’”
Curler stated Chris was bleeding and struggling to name police.
Swanson allegedly informed Curler he wasn’t completed.
“And he stated, ‘I’m going to shoot him once more so that you’ll see it doesn’t damage him.’ And I stated, ‘No you’re not.’ And I laid over Christopher and stated, ‘You’ll shoot me first.’ And he stated ‘No, I’m going to make you endure.’ He stated, “You’re going to observe,” Curler informed Information 4.
Curler stated Swanson informed her he deliberate to kill her total household.
“He needed to harm us to make her endure with having to bury her children and grandkids,” stated Slemmer.
Jackie was in a position to name police for assist. She stated Swanson stopped her from going to the door at first, however let her go after telling him it was simply the ambulance. When she answered the entrance door, Curler stated police grabbed her and took her out of the house.
“Christopher was in a position to stand up and maintain his chest and run to the entrance door,” stated Slemmer.
Swanson refused to come back out, sparking an hours-long standoff. The household stated Swanson informed police he was going to kill himself or police must kill him as a result of he was not going again to jail.
Proper now, the household stated the 69-year-old is sitting in jail on a $100,000 greenback bond, dealing with capturing with intent to kill costs.
The household stated after Swanson moved in with the household, he and the teenager grew to become quick buddies. Nonetheless, they stated Swanson’s demeanor modified and the connection went south.
“We predict he began utilizing some type of tablet, medicine or one thing,” stated Slemmer.
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The teenager’s household informed Information 4, as a result of Chris remains to be in DHS custody, they aren’t in a position to discuss his restoration course of.
They stated the household won’t be able to get Chris again house till the ransacked home is cleaned up.
“I’ve to have my house again in dwelling [conditions] for him to have the ability to come house,” stated Curler.
Curler and Slemmer stated it’s going to take a very long time to scrub up as a result of each of them are on incapacity. They’re in search of any assist they’ll get.
