A Missouri man has been charged after he allegedly shot his mother to death and told police that he thought she was an intruder trying to come through the back door of her own home.
Jaylen Johnson, 25, was jailed in lieu of a $100,000 bond and faces charges of voluntary manslaughter and armed criminal action, prosecutors said.
The shooting happened March 7 in the St. Louis suburb of Olivette as 56-year-old Monica McNichols-Johnson arrived home on Huron Drive around 7:30 a.m.
When Johnson walked through the back door, police said the man opened fire, leaving his mom mortally wounded.
The shooter called 911 immediately as his girlfriend scrambled to deliver first aid.
Paramedics also attempted to resuscitate the victim, but it was too late, and McNichols-Johnson was pronounced dead at the scene.
