Story highlights A teenager is accused of shooting at his family over an argument

His mother and grandmother wanted him to get out of bed

(CNN) It began as a scene most parents and adolescents have experienced: it's time to get up for school, but the teenager resists leaving the comfort of bed.

For a family in Nashville, this fight escalated to a violent extreme.

Police on Tuesday arrested a 16-year-old boy for allegedly shooting his grandmother, his sister and a nephew over an argument about getting ready for school.

The teen, whose name was not released, became angry with his mother and grandmother after they told him to get out of bed and prepare for school, the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said.

"He made threatening statements before retrieving a handgun from a closet," the police statement said. "He fired multiple shots inside the apartment."

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