A 12-year-old Alabama boy who made up a story about an intruder who killed his mother admits to police that he accidentally shot her in her home
- Ayobiyi Cook, 29, a nurse from Birmingham, Alabama, was shot dead by her own son
- The 12-year-old boy accidentally shot his mother while playing with a gun
- The boy lied and told detectives that there was an intruder at the home who ran from the scene
- There was no sign of a forced entry and police continued to interrogate the boy until he admitted to accidentally killing his mother
- The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office will escalate the matter to the family court system
- The child will remain with his family, who police say have been cooperative throughout the investigation
A 12-year-old boy confessed to accidentally shooting his mother, a 29-year-old nurse, after initially claiming she was killed by an intruder at the family home in Forestdale, Alabama.
Ayobiyi Cook, whom friends called “Yo-Yo,” was found dead in a suburban home on the 2400 block of Freemont Avenue after midnight on August 6.
The teen, who could not be identified by investigators with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, originally told police that an intruder broke into their home, shot his mother, and then ran away.
Ayobiyi Cook, 29, a nurse in Alabama, was accidentally killed by her 12-year-old son
Ayobiyi Cook, 29, celebrates at a Mexican restaurant here. She was killed when her 12-year-old boy accidentally shot her at their Forestdale home
Ayobiyi Cook and her husband Jarvis Cook, a Birmingham police officer, were working at the time of her death
Ayobiyi Cook and her husband Jarvis Cook; The father will take care of the boy after the youngster accidentally shot his mother
“The kid originally made up a story that detectives determined wasn’t possible,” Deputy Police Commissioner David Agee said.
“Following investigation, sheriff’s detectives were able to determine that the victim’s 12-year-old son accidentally fired a firearm that struck his mother and caused her death.”
After more research, the boy finally changed his story.
The Cook family home on Freemont Avenue where Ayobiyi Cook was accidentally shot by her 12-year-old son
“The child ended up giving a true account of what happened,” Agree said. “Crime scene evidence shows the shooting was unintentional and the crime is being addressed through the family court system. The family has been cooperative throughout the process and the child will remain with them.’
The boy’s father is an officer with the Birmingham Police Department and was working at the time of the shooting, according to Birmingham Real-Time News.
The boy told police he saw the man run away from the suburban home.
“This crime is a tragedy for the Cook family and the entire community,” Agee said.
The funeral of the murdered mother will be held August 12 at Faith Memorial Chapel in Bessmer, Alabama.
Her loved ones are encouraged to wear orange which was her favorite color.