A former faculty soccer participant mistakenly shot and killed his mom on the residence they shared in Missouri as a result of he suspected she was an intruder when she tried to enter via the again door, in response to his lawyer.
Jaylen Johnson, 25, was charged with voluntary manslaughter and armed prison motion in reference to the dying of his mom, 56-year-old Monica Johnson-McNichols, Olivette police mentioned in a information launch. His bail was set at $100,000.
Johnson’s lawyer, William Goldstein, advised the St. Louis Submit-Dispatch that Johnson mistakenly believed his mom was an intruder when she tried to enter their residence in Olivette, Missouri, at round 7:30 a.m. Thursday.
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“He hasn’t stopped crying,” Goldstein mentioned.
Johnson’s girlfriend tried life-saving efforts on his mom, as did paramedics after they arrived on the residence, however Johnson-McNichols was pronounced lifeless on the scene.
Goldstein mentioned Johnson instantly referred to as 911 after taking pictures his mom, including that he has been distraught for the reason that incident.
Johnson, a former faculty soccer participant who’s employed and has no prison historical past, stored a gun for cover after he had beforehand been robbed at gunpoint.
“It is simply tragic,” Goldstein advised FOX 2 St. Louis. “Jaylen liked his mom, and his mom liked him.”
The incident stays underneath investigation.