A Michigan woman accused of fatally shooting a baby shower attendee was run over by the victim’s son outside a police precinct, according to Michigan cops and news reports.
The shooting reportedly happened during a baby shower Sunday, Oct. 15, in Detroit. The victim was identified by multiple outlets as Phebe Williams.
Williams’ longtime friend, a 46-year-old Ypsilanti woman, had accused Williams’ son of a crime, and even reportedly went to Detroit Police about it Friday.
During the argument, Phebe Williams reportedly hit her friend and someone else may have spit on her. The woman then produced a gun and fired a fatal shot, killing Williams.
“Y’all could have just fought. You didn’t have to pull a gun,” Carter said. “There’s kids in the house. It’s a lot of people in the house so why would you pull out a gun?”
The woman left the location and called Detroit Police to say what she had done as she headed to DPD’s 9th precinct on Gratiot Avenue, just a few miles away from the house where the baby shower and shooting took place.
What the woman may not have been aware of is that Phebe Williams’ son apparently followed her because he was also there in the parking lot of the police station and when the woman exited her vehicle, he struck her with his car.
Williams’ son was taken into custody and the 46-year-old woman was also taken into custody and hospitalized for her injuries.
Relatives of the woman arrested believe the fatal shooting of Phebe Williams is a case of self-defense.
“She’s a friend of the family. They’d been friends since they was kids,” Williams’ niece, Shavonda Carter, said. “I don’t understand why would she even pull a gun out.”
The accused shooter drove to a police precinct to turn herself in, but she was followed by Williams’ son, police said. She was struck by the son’s car as she got out of her vehicle.
Police said the woman struck by the vehicle was hospitalized and “was listed in temporary serious condition.”
Charges have not been announced as of Tuesday morning.
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