14 y.o. shot dead by his father because he "didn't want to have a gay son"

[manicholic 3,694]

A 14-year-old teenager has been brutally killed by his father because of his sexuality.

Henderson Police, Nevada, have revealed that 53-year-old Wendell Melton allegedly murdered his son Giovanni in cold blood on Thursday, November 2.

According to neighbours, there was a heated argument between the pair and then gun shots were heard.

Giovanni’s former foster mother, Wendell, has revealed that his father was strongly against his sexuality and she believes it was the reason behind the murder.

She told 3 News: ‘He hated the fact that his son was gay.

‘I’m sure that inside of his mind, he would rather have a dead son than a gay son,’ she said.

In fact, things had become so bad that Wendell had previously drawn a gun on Giovanni after walking in on him with his boyfriend.

“Giovanni was abused physically and mentally and spiritually for many, many years,” she added.

Wendell Melton is facing charges of murder, child abuse, and prohibited possession of a firearm.

[VOLANTIS 16,502]

Rest in Peace angel.

[SCHEISSEMONTRE 2,783]

Rest In Peace. 

[calmar 22,768]

Henderson is also in the Las Vegas area. Getting a lot of good press recently, hunh, Nevada?  

On topic.... this is awful and heartwrenching and it makes bile raise in my throat.

[guestRJ 126]

Awful. People still need to realize that just because it's 2017 doesn't mean that this nation as a whole is gay friendly. A lot of people are not in the position to come out because of situations like this. RIP.

[Taide 5,789]

May he rest in peace. Gosh he was so young and he had his whole life ahed of him. 

[Saint Hollywood 37,364]

And people wonder why most members of our community are afraid to come out.

[Yuuri 21,636]

Angel Down, Angel Down, Why do people just stand around?

[FGGrayson 9,670]

Poor kid, he was soooo young

[Guest]

This world isn‘t made for heroes ♥️♥️♥️

[Meredith Grey 3,219]

The fact that he felt justified to kill his own child for being gay just shows what a pathetic, heartless man he is.

Rest in Peace kid, the universe can take you somewhere better now <3

[artElias 597]

3 minutes ago, Yuuri said:

Angel Down, Angel Down, Why do people just stand around?

I read this and then had tears in my eyes 

[BeIIadonna 5,480]

I hate life. A life with this type of stuff happening isn't good 

[WeDontStop 909]

Rest In Peace 

[TeenIdle 135,102]

Rest In Peace

I'm at a loss for words right now