Doris Winters has been charged with the murder of 49-year-old Aerion Winters, who was shot in the chest and back, according to court documents.
61-year-old Doris Winters is charged with one count of first-degree reckless homicide, use of a dangerous weapon, according to court records.
Shortly after 10 p.m. on May 31, Milwaukee police were called to a shooting at an apartment complex between 95th and Brown Deer, per the criminal complaint. Residents outside the apartment pointed to a woman who was leaving when police got on the scene. The residents identified the woman as the shooter, according to documents obtained by Fox13 Seattle.
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Police reported that they witnessed the woman drop a firearm. They stopped her, arrested her, and confiscated the weapon she had dropped. The woman was identified by authorities as Doris Winters.
According to the complaint, a witness told investigators that the victim was Doris Winters’ spouse. The victim, according to the witness, had been residing at a different home recently.
The witness stated that on the night of the shooting, he drove the victim to Doris Winter’s residence to recover some of his possessions. Doris Winters and the victim began quarreling once they entered the apartment, according to the complaint.
The witness informed detectives that he stood between them to try to defuse the conflict. The witness said Doris Winters grabbed a firearm close to a table in the living room during the fight, racked the slide, and told him it was loaded.
According to the witness, Doris Winters fired her gun into the victim’s back, causing the victim to collapse. Doris Winters allegedly instructed the witness to “get him out of here before I shoot him again,” according to court documents.
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The witness called for assistance from a friend who had been waiting outside, and they took out the victim. Despite efforts to save the victim’s life, the victim passed away on the scene.
Doris Winters allegedly made multiple unsolicited comments in a squad car, which were filmed on squad cams, such as, “He called me a [expletive] for the last time, and I just shot him.” “I just shot him…” and…”So I just grabbed my gun and shot him because I’m just tired. I know I shouldn’t have shot him, but I’m just tired,” the complaint reads.
Doris Winters admitted to shooting the victim to the police, according to the complaint. She stated that as he turned away from her during their argument, she grabbed her gun and shot him in the back.
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