‘Enraged’ over video game, US man attacks mom and kills three strangers, feds say


An unspecified video game so enraged a man that he went on a murderous rampage after playing it. — Photo by Sigmund on Unsplash

A Washington man armed with a shotgun killed three people last June after becoming “enraged” over a video game, feds say.

Clifton Frank Peter, 37, of Parker, pleaded guilty to three counts of second-degree murder last week in a plea agreement, according to a news release from US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Washington.

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