by Larry FitzmauriceBuzzFeedBuzzFeed StaffI'm a writer and editor who lives in Brooklyn, New York, and I've written for a variety of publications across the last 20 years, including The New York Times, The Guardian, GQ, New York Magazine, Pitchfork, The Fader-the list goes on. This story contains discussion of violence, domestic abuse, and substance abuse. When Charlize Theron was 15 years old, her mother, Gerda Theron, fatally shot her father, Charles Theron, after the latter fired a gun at Gerda and Charlize.