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"I couldn't resist the urge to kill" Teen girl allegedly kills dad and brother then calls the police

Writer's picture: Victor NwokoVictor Nwoko


A teenage girl is accused of fatally shooting her father and young brother before calling 911 on herself, confessing, “I just couldn’t resist the urge to kill somebody,” according to court documents.


Mashenka Reid, 17, was arrested Friday afternoon, Feb. 9, following the discovery of her deceased father and brother — described as a 4- or 5-year-old boy — from gunshot wounds in the family’s Reno apartment.


Reid’s younger sister was present during the incident but survived by hiding inside a locked bedroom, which a police officer had to forcibly enter to rescue her.


The initial report of the murders came from a neighbor who heard gunshots and cries for help. Subsequently, Reid herself dialed 911 and purportedly admitted to the killings, as outlined in an affidavit filed in

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