A teenager has reportedly admitting trying to kill both his parents following an argument.
Adnan Pelinkovic shot dead his mum, 51, with his dad also injured after he gunned down them both, police allege.
The 18-year-old, locked up on murder charges, reportedly admitted to police that he 'tried to kill his parents'.
He shot them at the family's Staten Island home on Saturday evening.
"I did try to kill them," Pelinkovic, 18, told cops, the criminal complaint said. "I shot my dad."
Adnan’s mother, Minire Pelinkovic was shot in the chest during a family dispute around 6.20pm on Saturday and was rushed to Staten Island University Hospital, where she was later pronounced dead, police said.
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The accused gunman’s father, Enver Pelinkovic, 54, was wounded, police said. Initial reports said the elder Pelinkovic had been slashed.
Police said the son, who was taken into custody at the scene, used a Sig Sauer 9 millimeter owned by his father to allegedly carry out the slaying, cops said.
The deadly shooting was prompted by “some sort of argument,” an NYPD spokesperson said. Adnan Pelinkovic was charged with murder, attempted murder, attempted assault and illegal gun possession, the complaint said.
He was ordered held without bail and is due back in court Friday, the Richmond County District Attorney’s Office said.
