Three people are dead after a Wisconsin mother shot and killed her young children, wounded the father of the kids, and then turned the gun on herself.
Around 7:40 p.m. on Feb. 18, 34-year-old Jessica Jessmon opened fire on her family members inside their apartment in Middleton, Wisconsin, according to a statement from the Middleton Police Department.
The 31-year-old father suffered multiple gunshot wounds as he fled the home.
Police officers were in the Lakeview Village apartment complex at the time of the shooting and the father rushed to them to inform them that he had been shot.
The mother reportedly shot and killed her two children – 8-year-old Makyla Lacey-Robinson and 5-year-old Major Lacey-Robinson.
Jessmon then allegedly used the firearm to kill herself.
The Wisconsin State Journal said police were unsuccessful in making contact with Jessmon, who had barricaded herself and the children in the apartment. According to the affidavit, Dane County’s Tactical Response Team deployed a surveillance robot into apartment, which showed Jessmon unresponsive on the floor.
The father survived the shooting, and remains hospitalized in stable condition.
Middleton Police Capt. Tyler Loether said, “We grieve with our…
