9-year-old watches his 'mamma' get blown away by motorcyclist with Glock .45 during 'senseless' road rage incident, cops say

A Wisconsin parent driving with her fellow and 9-year-old son, arsenic good arsenic her 2-year-old niece, was gunned down earlier their precise eyes earlier this period — with a "gangster" motorcyclist firing aggregate shots done her windshield aft getting into a insignificant fender bender with her, cops say.

Larry Jefferson, 29, is accused of shooting Charmaine William, 29, connected the northbound broadside of Milwaukee connected Aug. 6, according to his criminal complaint, which was obtained by Law&Crime connected Thursday. William's household has labeled the incidental arsenic a "road rage" killing, describing it connected GoFundMe arsenic a "senseless, unfathomable enactment of violence."

William's son, who is identified arsenic "DD" successful the complaint, was recovered "crying" wrong his mom's conveyance aft the shooting. Cops accidental the lad couldn't recognize what had happened to his ma and wherefore she was targeted portion they were driving adjacent N. Sherman Boulevard and Hampton Avenue. William died adjacent 31st Street and Fairmount Avenue, successful beforehand of her house.

"DD asked Detective Braunreiter wherefore this idiosyncratic killed his mom," the ailment says. "Detective Braunreiter stated that helium did not know. DD past stated that Detective Braunreiter is simply a constabulary detective and asked if Detective Braunreiter would ever beryllium capable to archer him wherefore this idiosyncratic killed his mom."

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The lad recalled however Jefferson — who is charged with first-degree reckless homicide and possession of a firearm by a felon — was connected a "cruiser"-style motorcycle and wearing a vest with "gangster stickers" connected it accordant with a statement of jackets and vests "with motorcycle nine patches connected it," the ailment alleges. Investigators reviewed surveillance footage from the country and Jefferson was allegedly caught connected video passing done an intersection down William, portion wearing akin apparel that her lad described, the ailment says.

A Facebook group named "Cliqueriders MC" was probed by constabulary and photos matching Jefferson's covering and "cruiser" motorcycle were recovered connected it, cops say.

"The nine members successful the photos posted connected August 4, 2025 appeared to chiefly beryllium older achromatic males, with 1 successful peculiar being considerably younger," the ailment alleges. "This younger achromatic antheral was accordant with the fishy statement provided by DD (short hair, aboriginal 30's, chin beard, wearing a vest with motorcycle patches). In these photos this younger idiosyncratic besides had a achromatic handgun with an extended mag tucked successful his beforehand waistband. Importantly, successful 1 of these photos this aforesaid young idiosyncratic is seated connected a achromatic cruiser benignant Harley Davison motorcycle."

The purported photos of Jefferson's motorcycle were tally done the constabulary Automatic License Plate Reading (FLOCK) camera database and the motorcycle was recovered trailing down William's car connected the time of her shooting death, according to the complaint. Police accidental the Facebook photos are each "consistent with some the fishy arsenic described by DD and the fishy motorcycle captured connected the FLOCK camera system."

Asked what whitethorn person sparked the shooting, William's lad told investigators that "a motorcycle deed the backmost of their car" and past the rider "pulled a firearm and changeable 'his mamma,'" according to the complaint.

"(The boy) stated that the motorcycle pulled astir their conveyance connected the driver's broadside and the rider of the motorcycle pulled a weapon from betwixt his legs and changeable his ma done the windshield," constabulary allege.

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Investigators allegedly recovered 5 "fired brass CCI .45 caliber cartridge casings" successful the roadworthy connected N. Sherman Boulevard. The casings were analyzed and determined to beryllium "consistent" with each having been fired by the aforesaid firearm, the ailment says.

As the probe unfolded, cops were capable to place Jefferson done the Facebook photos and get a hunt warrant for his house. They allegedly recovered a "motorcycle nine vest" that matched the 1 worn by the rider captured connected camera trailing down William, and a "black Glock 30 .45 caliber handgun with holster and extended magazine," according to the complaint.

"The firearm was loaded with brass CCI .45 caliber cartridges," the ailment says. "This .45 caliber handgun was taken to the Fusion Center wherever it [was] subjected to NIBIN investigation and determined to beryllium accordant with being the firearm that fired each 5 .45 caliber cartridge casings astatine the homicide location."

William's household says connected GoFundMe that her assemblage "dropped successful beforehand of the precise location wherever she created a haven for her babies." She had 4 children and was described arsenic a "fierce protector" who had her "dreams wrapped wholly astir their futures."

"He conscionable did it for nary reason," said William's sister, Tanua Deberry, successful an interrogation with section FOX affiliate WITI. "No crushed astatine all."

Jefferson was being held connected a $300,000 enslaved this week successful Milwaukee County. He is scheduled to look successful tribunal connected Sept. 9 for a scheduling conference.