A 10-year-old child, accused of shooting his mother for refusing to buy him a virtual reality headset, is asking for his bail to be reduced according to what is in his "piggy banks."

According to local station WTMJ, on Wednesday (Dec. 14), the child, who isn’t named because he‘s a minor, made his first appearance in a Milwaukee  court since the Nov. 21 shooting. He wore a red t-shirt, khaki slacks, and was not shackled. Faced with adult charges of first-degree reckless homicide, or, in the alternative, first-degree intentional homicide, if convicted, he could be sentenced to 60 years to life in prison.

Defense Attorney Angela Cunningham requested Judge Jane Carroll to lower his bail from $50,000 to $100, saying in the court, "We have spoken to him about his ability to post anything. He told us about piggy banks with savings that he had from savings, from gifts, from birthday gifts, and scavaging through cushions for cash.” Prosecutors disagreed and said the child would have nowhere to go if released, saying his father is in Illinois. The minor would be required to remain in Milwaukee County if he posted bail.

The judge denied the request, citing the aggressive nature of the crime regardless of his age. In Wisconsin, when a minor turns 10 and is charged with homicide, the case is sent to adult court. The child only spoke three times during the hearing, WTMJ-TV reports, saying ,“Yes. Yes. Not really,” when asked questions by the judge.

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On Nov. 21, the child allegedly shot Quiana Mann, 44, in the eye after she reportedly told him that he couldn’t buy the virtual reality headset. The incident report stated that the child allegedly nabbed the keys to her gun safe early that morning. PEOPLE reported after shooting his mother, the 10-year-old boy attempted to hide the gun. Eventually, he informed his older sister that their mother was dead, and she called the police. After the alleged murder, the boy supposedly logged into his mother’s account and purchased an Oculus virtual reality headset.

His family and police were told it was an accident – until he reportedly confessed to an aunt he had "actually [been] aiming the gun at his mother." His family allegedly told authorities the child displayed dangerous behaviors and had mental health issues when he was younger. After a “concerning diagnosis” from a therapist,

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Mann installed surveillance cameras throughout their home. The cameras were reportedly unplugged before the shooting. Lueritha Mann, the boy's grandmother, said, according to The Daily Beast, "We tried helping her with him. All of us, everybody that knows her, even her church people. We all tried helping her with him because we knew he had a mental illness."

Quiana Mann worked in behavioral health and left behind four children. Her family has set up a GoFundMe to help with funeral expenses.

The next court hearing is scheduled for Jan. 19, 2023.