'Daddy fell': Man fatally shot girlfriend 'with her hands in front of her face' while their 2 young kids were in the house with them, police say

A Minnesota antheral who allegedly changeable the mother of his children to decease earlier turning the weapon connected himself was charged with murder.

Demarco Jones, 29, is recovering successful a Minnesota infirmary aft a failed murder-suicide effort connected Dec. 24. According to a press release from Dakota County Attorney Kathy Keena, Jones was charged with second-degree intentional execution successful transportation with the fatal shooting of 26-year-old Tatianna Ehnes-Giles, whose assemblage was recovered by her mother, who lived successful the aforesaid house. In a transgression ailment reviewed by Law&Crime, constabulary said the couple's 2 young children were successful the location erstwhile the shooting took place.

Deputies with the Dakota County Sheriff's Office responded to a 911 telephone from Ehnes-Giles' parent astatine 2:23 p.m. connected Dec. 24, successful which she said that her girl had been "shot successful the caput by her boyfriend," who was identified arsenic Jones. Ehnes-Giles' parent told constabulary that Jones had besides perchance changeable himself and was lying connected the chamber level "in a trance."

When deputies arrived, Jones was capable to archer them that the weapon helium allegedly utilized to sprout himself and Ehnes-Giles was inactive successful the bedroom. Both the limb and 2 spent ammunition casings were recovered astatine the scene. Ehnes-Giles was pronounced dormant astatine the scene, and Jones was taken to the hospital.

According to the complaint, Ehnes-Giles' parent told deputies that 1 of the couple's children came moving to her aft getting frightened of a large sound. Both children past told their grandmother, "Daddy fell." Ehnes-Giles' parent told constabulary that she recovered Jones connected the level "groaning." He said, "I've been shot. She changeable me, telephone 911." He past allegedly admitted, "I changeable her."

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The pistillate told constabulary that she found her daughter "covered successful blood, with her hands successful beforehand of her look arsenic if she was protecting herself."

Deputies spoke to Ehnes-Giles' brother, who was besides astatine the location astatine the clip and said Jones told him that "he changeable himself and caught [Ehnes-Giles] cheating."

Jones was charged with second-degree intentional execution and is successful custody portion receiving attraction astatine the hospital. He volition beryllium booked into the Dakota County Jail aft helium is medically cleared, with a enslaved acceptable astatine $2 million. His tribunal quality is scheduled for Jan. 5.