A Milwaukee woman has been charged with first-degree reckless homicide after she admitted to fatally shooting her husband during an argument in their apartment on May 31. According to court documents, 61-year-old Doris Winters was charged on Wednesday in connection to the shooting that took place near 95th and Brown Deer. Authorities arrived at the scene shortly after 10 p.m. to find 49-year-old Aerion Winters had suffered fatal gunshot wounds to the back and chest.
Milwaukee Police arrived following the report of a shooting, where bystanders pointed out a woman who was seen walking away from the crime scene and appeared to have dropped a handgun, as mentioned in the FOX 6 report. The woman, later identified as Doris Winters, was stopped and taken into custody by officers who secured the weapon. A witness told investigators that prior to the fatal incident, Aerion Winters had been staying at another residence, and had returned to collect his belongings. Hence during the argument that ensued, a witness attempted to intervene, but Doris Winters allegedly picked up a handgun and shot her husband.
The argument escalated when Aerion Winters went upstairs to speak to Doris Winters' mother, further angering his wife, as noted in the probable cause statement from the Milwaukee Police covered by The Kansas City Star. Following the shooting, two people aided in carrying the victim out of the apartment where he was subsequently declared dead by authorities at the scene.
While in custody, Doris Winters made several unsolicited comments to the police, captured on squad car cameras. "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," Doris Winters expressed according to the criminal complaint, as reported by FOX 6. She also informed detectives that she did not intend to kill her husband. If convicted, she faces a potential maximum sentence of up to 60 years in prison.
