Chicago shooting: Kaden Ingram’s father speaks after a boy allegedly shot, killed by mother Fallon Harris for lack of a memory card

CHICAGO (WLS) – A father shared his unimaginable pain after his 12-year-old son was shot dead over the weekend. Now, the boy’s mother is accused of dying.

Kaden Ingram’s family spoke Monday about mental illness to draw attention to an issue they say should be the protagonist in this case.

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“It was the joy of my life,” said the boy’s father, Lavell Ingram. “It was all a father could wish for in a child.”

On Saturday morning, the 7th grader was shot dead inside his home on the south side of town. Police said the shooter was his own mother. Fallon Harris is charged with murder.

“It hurts. It’s hard to describe,” Ingram said, overwhelmed with emotion.

Kaden’s father received the call shortly after investigators said Harris opened fire inside his home on 8000 South Bennett Avenue.

Police said Harris asked his son to hand over a memory card, and when he did not have it, detectives said he shot him.

The boy was still conscious, but that was when investigators said Harris walked back and opened fire a second time. The boy died.

“Her mother is a loving mother. She loved her more than she loved anything in the world,” Ingram said.

Family members said Harris was mentally struggling and said he had just seen a therapist the day before the shooting.

“People need to know that mental illness is real,” Ingram said.

Harris appeared in bail court Monday morning and is being held without bail.