Khasheme Strother and Raymon Hill.Photo: GoFundMe
A Missouri mother and one of her five sons are dead – and her boyfriend has been charged with killing them.
On Feb. 17, at about 2 p.m., police responded to a call about a shooting at a townhouse on W. Pennway Terrace in Kansas City during an argument involving several people, KSHB reports.
Bozeman claimed in the 911 call that he was assaulted, KSHB reports.
DMarius Bozeman.Jackson County
He told police that while he was struggling with Strother during the altercation,he fired what he described as two warning shots,but the shots struck her, court records state, Fox 4 reports.
After that, Bozeman said he and Hill fired their guns at each other, the court records say, Fox 4 reports.
Officers who arrived at the scene found Strother and her son dead from gunshot wounds, KSHB reports.
The kids tried to help Strother and allegedly fought with Bozeman, court records state.
Bozeman then allegedly said he was leaving. Shortly after, the juveniles said they heard gunshots and saw that Strother and then Hill had been struck, according to the court records.
On Saturday, the Prosecutor’s Office charged Bozeman with second-degree murder.
His bond is set at $150,000 cash.
It is unclear whether Bozeman has retained an attorney who can speak on his behalf or if he has been released from the hospital.
In the meantime, Strother and Hill’s family and friends are mourning her loss.
In aGoFundMeset up to help defray funeral costs and to help support her four other sons, Miechele Berkley wrote that Strother, who was a certified nursing assistant, had “dedicated her life to supporting her five sons and family.”
Strother’s brother, who traveled to Missouri from Iowa with his wife after he learned of the shooting deaths of his sister and nephew, spoke out about domestic violence.
“If anyone out there you, know what I mean, is dealing with domestic violence or a rough relationship, feeling unsafe in any way,please don’t stick around because this is the end result,” her brother, who was not identified,told Fox 4.
The family believes Hill, who was about to begin a barbershop apprenticeship, was protecting his mother, Fox 4 reports.
If you are experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or go to thehotline.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.
source: people.com
