Why Carly Gregg, 15, Fatally Shot Her Mother Ashley Smylie - All We Know About Motive

Mississippi teenager Carly Gregg was found guilty of fatally shooting her mother earlier this year. The jury deliberated for two hours before announcing the decision. The 15-year-old was found guilty on all charges, including first-degree murder attempted murder and tampering with evidence. She will now be sentenced for the crime. The verdict was announced after the jury viewed a chilling surveillance video of Gregg going around her house with a gun shortly before she shot her mother in the face. Ashley Smylie was a math teacher at Northwest Rankin High School. Read More: Secret Service Notes Communication Failures Ahead Of Trump Rally ShootingGregg, who was 14 at the time, was wearing a Nirvana band shirt in the video. After some minutes of her shuffling, she went off-camera before three shots rang out. Smylie could be then heard screaming. The teenaged then returned to the kitchen still allegedly clutching the weapon behind her back.Prosecutors allege that Carly Gregg sent several messages to her father Heath. “When will you be home honey?” one of them allegedly read. Read More: Carly Gregg's Giggles Turn Into Sobs After Being Found Guilty Of Murdering MotherWhen Hearh returned home, Gregg shot him in the shoulder before he fought her to get the gun, prosecutors added. “Have you ever seen a dead body? My mom is in there,” the friend claimed Gregg asked her when she arrived at the home.

Why did Carly Gregg shoot her mother?Prosecutors allege that Gregg shot her mother because she learned of her 'secret life' with drugs. Ashley Smylie was allegedly searching for drugs in the teenager's room and discovered a stash of vape pens. “From the testimony of a friend, he was so worried about Carly’s use of smoking marijuana, so worried about her being high, and so worried about her having these burner phones, that [Carly’s] mom didn’t know about, that he felt compelled to tell Miss Ashley Smylie that day,” Rankin County Assistant District Attorney Kathryn Newman said.