23 Year-Old Man kills his own father and wounds mother after he was told to stop playing video games, and get a job

Dec 11, 2024

23 Year-Old Man kills his own father and wounds mother after he was told to stop playing video games, and get a job

Dec 11, 2024

A Florida man allegedly shot his parents — killing his father and wounding his mother — after his father grilled him for spending too much time playing video games and not getting a job.

Joseph Voigt, 23, fled after leaving Marvin Voigt, 63, dead and Susan Voigt, 58, with a gunshot wound to the head. Police responded to the scene after Susan Voigt reported the incident at around 11:20 p.m. on Saturday.

The Bartow Police Department said they arrived to find Marvin Voigt dead in the driveway from apparent gunshot wounds and Susan Voigt inside the home suffering from a serious gunshot wound. She was taken to a hospital in critical condition.


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“They found the mother sitting up on the couch,” police chief Stephen Walker told reporters, according to Fox 13. “She was alive. She had been shot in the head once.”

“Everything we’ve heard about this couple was that they were really good people,” Walker added. “And it’s sad, you know, to see something like this happen.”

Law enforcement agencies in Polk County and the surrounding areas were told to be on the lookout for the vehicle Joseph Voight was driving. His vehicle was located around 2 a.m.

Sunday morning on International Drive in Orlando, and Orlando Police conducted a felony traffic stop on Voigt’s vehicle and took him into custody.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office, which was assisting Bartow Police, said Joseph Voigt confessed to shooting both his parents.

The sheriff’s office said Joseph Voigt told deputies that his father was upset with him for spending most of his time playing video games and had been pleading with him to make something of himself and get a job.

“It’s really sad, you know,” Walker said. “Senseless, you know, something silly that he was upset about.”

Joseph Voigt appeared in Orange County court Monday morning. He will be transported to jail in Polk County, where he will be charged with murder and attempted murder.

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