When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

A troubled gaming addict takes his life

Thankyou Ken for sending in this news.. Whopee-Doo :ditsy: another mum blames videogames for suicide. Don't get me wrong, it is tragic, but people who don't know when to stop have many more problems than a videogame obsession.

His mother found Shawn Woolley's body in a rocking chair in front of his computer. His head was slumped to one side -- still facing a screen of the online game that she says had become his obsession.

"That damn game," Liz Woolley said to herself as she broke into tears.

At Shawn's side was the .22-caliber rifle he'd used to end his life.

Scattered around him, police reports say, were dirty clothes, fast-food wrappers, dozens of empty pizza boxes and chicken bones thrown haphazardly to the floor. His mother had pounded on his apartment's door and windows for two days before finally cutting through the chain lock to break in last Thanksgiving morning.

Shortly after, she dug into his computer files and found a list of the last few EverQuest names he'd used. Among them was the name "ILUVYOU," which he stopped using in late October. It was one of a few clues that led to her theory that he'd been hurt by an online love.

News source: CNN.com

Report a problem with article
Next Article

BlindWrite 4.0.4

Previous Article

OT: The Matrix - Reloaded screensaver

Join the conversation!

Login or Sign Up to read and post a comment.

1 Comment - Add comment