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Man shot mother of 8 in front of 9-year-old daughter after accusing her of cheating
Man fatally shot estranged girlfriend in Milwaukee home after accusing her of cheating, police say.
In brief
Man fatally shot estranged girlfriend in Milwaukee home after accusing her of cheating, police say. Tavarris Jones, 41, was charged with first-degree intentional homicide after allegedly shooting his estranged girlfriend Kazzie Ference, 42, in Milwaukee on Oct. 10. Originally reported by Law & Crime.
Tavarris Jones charged
Tavarris Jones, 41, was charged with first-degree intentional homicide with modifiers for using a deadly weapon and domestic violence.
Shooting at Milwaukee home
Police responded to a 911 call at 2:36 a.m. reporting a shooting at Ference's Milwaukee home.
Ference found dead
Officers arriving at the home found Ference dead of multiple gunshot wounds.
Children present
Several young children were also in the home, including the former couple's 9-year-old daughter.
Child witness
A child told police she was asleep when she heard two gunshots and believed her mother was dead due to large blood amounts.
Child called 911
The child called 911 and told dispatchers, 'My momma got shot'.
“My momma got shot”
Jones left home
The child said Jones left at 1:50 a.m. and provided video evidence of him leaving.
Date of incident
Ference went on a date with another man on the night of Oct. 9.
Child saw gun
The child saw Jones holding a gun to her mother's head after the shooting.
Jones' statement
Jones allegedly told the child, 'That what you get for cheat[ing] on me… You not gonna cheat on me no more [because] you dead'.
“That what you get for cheat[ing] on me… You not gonna cheat on me no more [because] you dead”
GoFundMe started
A GoFundMe started by one of Ference's eight children said she was a mother and grandmother who died in a 'senseless act of domestic violence'.
Jones in custody
Jones is currently in custody at the Milwaukee County Jail on a $500,000 cash bond.
Next court date
Jones' next court date is scheduled for Oct. 20.
Children's account
The child said Ference took away Jones' keys to the home and he was not her father but the father of the other four children.
The headline
Tavarris Jones, 41, was charged with first-degree intentional homicide after allegedly shooting his estranged girlfriend Kazzie Ference, 42, in Milwaukee on Oct. 10.




