Grandmother of Hiram teen murdered by mom blames mental health crisis

Paling County, GA. – from. A family is mourning the tragic death of 17 -year -old Khalil Vigfal, which police say on Sunday, his mother had stabbed a severe knife in his apartment in Hiram in his apartment.

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He was then shot dead by Herm police, identified as 38 -year -old Daniel McDoville, when he allegedly accused the officers with a knife.

“I couldn’t believe that he had killed his own son,” Khalil’s father -in -law Kathy Kenne said.

Canon remembered the devastating moment that knew what had happened.

He said, “My son called me and told me that Daniel had killed a man, and then the police killed him. At that time we were wondering where my grandson was.” He later discovered, “It was Khalil who died.”

What do we know:

The incident took place at the Columns Apartments Complex on Bill Keroth Parkway, Paling County.

Investigators said the officers tried to use a teaser at McDewalks, but when it failed, they shot him.

After McDovilia, he later died in the hospital.

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Canon described his grandson as a Haram High School student who loved basketball and motorcycles, whose future was with the future.

“With this smile, he just attracted people to him,” he said.

He also said that former Army reserved, McDole, has faced mental health problems for more than a decade.

“She was very mentally ill and served in the army and had PTSD,” said Cannon, and she has been struggling for 15 years. “

He added that McDews had sought treatment in the VA, but it did not result.

What’s ahead:

The family is collecting money to send Khalil’s remains to his hometown of New York, New York.