Teen Accused of Murdering Family 'Couldn't Control' Urge To Kill—Court Docs

A teenager accused of murdering two family members in Nevada said she "couldn't control the urge to kill somebody," according to court documents cited by local news.

Mashenka Reid, 17, is charged as an adult with two counts of open murder.

She was arrested in Reno on Friday after she allegedly called 911 and told a dispatcher that she had shot her father and younger brother.

"I shot my dad. I shot my brother. My brother is dead," she told the dispatcher, according to a probable cause affidavit obtained by the Reno Gazette Journal.

"I couldn't control the urge to kill somebody," she told the dispatcher, the affidavit said.

Newsweek reached out to the Reno Police Department for comment via email.

Officers responded to an apartment complex at 9755 Silver State Parkway at around 4:15 p.m. on Friday after a neighbor called 911. The neighbor said they heard muffled gunshots and people shouting for help, local outlet 2 News Nevada reported.

Reid also told dispatchers that she dropped the gun, which she identified as a Walther PPS, inside the apartment.

She was detained and placed on the floor of the apartment by the first officer on the scene, according to Reno news station KTVN.

Police found the body of Reid's brother, who was 4 or 5 years old, on a couch in the living room, the Gazette Journal reported. The boy had a head wound consistent with a gunshot.

Reid's father was found in the garage with gunshot wounds to his chest and back. Emergency crews who arrived at the scene at around 4:30 p.m. pronounced both dead. Authorities have not released their names at this time.

During the call with dispatchers, Reid said her younger sister was in the home. She was found alive after an officer kicked in the door of a locked bedroom.

Reid is being held in Washoe County jail. She is expected in court for a bail hearing on Thursday.

The fatal shootings come as gun violence continues to claim lives at a high rate in the United States. More than 4,800 people have died by guns so far in 2024, at least 1,900 of them in homicidal or accidental shootings, according to the Gun Violence Archive.

Last month, the Biden administration announced new actions to promote the safe storage of firearms. The initiative involves the Justice Department releasing a guide to safe firearm storage and the Education Department distributing materials to schools to share with families.

Update 2/14/23, 9:45 a.m. ET: This article was updated with additional information.