A California man has been convicted of the shocking murder of his sister and nephew, carried out with a shotgun that had been unknown to his family. The violent outburst, which also left his mother seriously injured, was triggered by a dispute over a relocated Wi-Fi router, as detailed by prosecutors.

During the trial, Deputy District Attorney Scott Pirrello recounted the chilling moment when William Bushey, 61, demanded, “Where’s the internet?” before launching his deadly attack. The incident, as reported by the Times of San Diego, marked the beginning of a terrifying ordeal.

Bushey was found guilty of first-degree murder by a San Diego jury for the killings of his sister, Laurie Robinson, 61, and her son, Brett Robinson, 33. The tragic event unfolded on August 21, 2024, at Bushey’s residence. Additionally, he inflicted severe injuries on his 86-year-old mother, June Bushey, by shooting her in the chest and hand, which resulted in the loss of three fingers, as reported by police.

In court earlier this month, June Bushey recounted her desperate escape, as noted by the Times. “I ran like hell!” she testified, adding that neighbors were shouting at her to “keep down” during the chaotic scene.

“I ran like hell!” said June Bushey during Bushey’s trial, which happened earlier this month, according to the Times. “The neighbors were yelling at me to ‘keep down.’”

Prosecutors and Bushey’s mother outlined how he was known to play computer games all day long while the Wi-Fi router was in his room. June Bushey had been living with him for about 15 years and Laurie Robinson had moved in after separating from her husband.

Bushey carried out the shooting attack just nine days after his sister moved in.

“Sixty years of emotion, anger and resentment [that] exploded into seconds of unthinkable violence,” Deputy Public Defender Denis Lainez told jurors, while attempting to mount a defense that blamed Bushey’s family for provoking him.

Prosecutors said what prompted the bloodshed was the internet being shut off at Bushey’s home while his sister relocated the Wi-Fi router to his mother’s bedroom. An AT&T technician was confronted by him outside.

Bushey was known to have emotional outbursts in the past, according to prosecutors, which resulted in police being called multiple times to his home.

“He came out of his room, and he shot her,” June Bushey recalled at trial about how her son’s onslaught began. “I escaped from my room, down the front steps.”

The mom added, “I thought about calling the police, but I thought I would get shot.”

Lainez told jurors that Bushey was depressed, “angry” and “confused” after he tested positive for HIV, and was unemployed.

“I’m sick; I’m dying,” Lainez quoted his client as saying, according to the Times of San Diego. “I’m just a sick loser without a job.”

Lainez claimed that Bushey “didn’t mean to hurt” his mother and was wrestling with his nephew over the gun when he started blasting. “My entire life, I have refused to see doctors. I feel like nothing,” Lainez reportedly quoted Bushey as saying. “I am going to be homeless. I am filled with rage.”

Bushey is scheduled to be sentenced next month. He faces life in prison without the possibility of parole.