A Milwaukee boy fatally shot his mother while trying to stop her husband from hitting her, police said.
Authorities charged Ziare Dalton, 26, with murder in connection with the April 18 shooting death of his wife, 34-year-old Amber Gray.
Detectives said Gray’s 17-year-old son accidentally shot her after he came home and found her and Dalton arguing.
The teen told Dalton to “stop hitting his mother” before she called 911 and reported that Dalton “was hitting her and now he’s hitting her son.”
The teen and Dalton got into an argument with the boy firing about 10 gunshots, hitting both his mother and stepfather.
Dalton survived his injuries, but Gray succumbed four days later. An 11-year-old sibling witnessed the incident.
The teen is also facing charges of possession of a firearm by a juvenile.
“She was a sweetheart. She was kind, lovable, respectful,” a neighbor said. “Kids loved their mother…and they’ll do everything to protect her.”
