New York teen, 18, shot parents at dinner table killing mom, grazing father amid dinner-time argument

3years ago

Staten Island news, New York news.

A New York teen was arrested after he fatally shot his mother and wounded his father during an argument last weekend.

Minire Pelinkovic, 51, was pronounced dead late on Saturday after spending hours fighting for life at Staten Island University Hospital following the shooting.

Police said that Pelinkovic’s 18-year-old Adnan Pelinkovic had fired shots at her and his dad at the dinner table when an argument went violent.

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  • The mother sustained a shot to her back while the suspect’s father, 54, had a superficial gunshot wound to the chest.

    The man reported the events to the police adding that he was not even sure what the dispute was about.

    Pelinkovic used his dad’s legally owned 9mm Sig Sauer to perpetrate the crime. He faces murder and attempted murder charges among other criminal counts.