RAIN MOVES IN. OFF THE TOP TONIGHT, LOVED ONES HONORING THE MEMORY OF A MILWAUKEE MOTHER OF EIGHT SHOT AND KILLED LAKISHA TIMMONS DIED ON MONDAY. INVESTIGATORS SAY SOMEONE GUNNED HER DOWN RIGHT OUTSIDE OF HER HOME NEAR 18TH AND HADLEY JUST AFTER DROPPING HER CHILDREN OFF AT SCHOOL. 12 NEWS ERIKA FINK WAS THERE AS FAMILY AND FRIENDS REMEMBERED HER AT A VIGIL. CIRCLING THE INTERSECTION AT 18TH AND HADLEY, HOLDING HANDS. I LOVE YOU, MOMMY. THE PLACE WHERE LAKISHA TIMMONS WAS GUNNED DOWN OUTSIDE HER HOME MONDAY MORNING. THE 42 YEAR OLD WAS A MOTHER OF EIGHT. HER DAUGHTER, JESSICA THOMAS, TRYING TO STAY STRONG. MY MAMA JUST HAD A BEAUTIFUL SOUL AND SHE REALLY DIDN’T DESERVE WHAT SHE GOT. FRIDAY’S VIGIL COMES ONE DAY AFTER PROSECUTORS CHARGED 52 YEAR OLD RONALD FULLER WITH FIRST DEGREE RECKLESS HOMICIDE IN TIMMONS DEATH. THE CRIMINAL COMPLAINT STATING TIMMONS SON SAW FULLER WALKING FROM THE HOUSE AFTER THE SHOOTING, QUOTE, HIS MOTHER AND FULLER HAD BEEN GOING THROUGH A MESSY CHILD CUSTODY DISPUTE AND THAT HIS MOTHER HAD BEEN GRANTED CUSTODY OF THE GIRLS LAST NOVEMBER. I DON’T KNOW WHY MR. FULLER DID THIS TO MY DAUGHTER OVER A CUSTODY BATTLE THAT SHE WON, THE DOCUMENTS SAYING FULLER TOLD INVESTIGATORS THE DEVIL MADE HIM WALK OVER TO LAKISHA’S HOUSE. QUOTE, YES, I DID SHOOT HER. WHY? I DON’T HAVE AN ANSWER FOR MY DAUGHTER DID NOT DESERVE TO DIE LIKE THIS. AMEN. THE FAMILY IS NOW DEMANDING JUSTICE FOR TIMMONS AND OTHER DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS. WE NEED ANSWERS, MY SIBLINGS. THEY DESERVE ANSWERS. WE ALL DESERVE ANSWERS. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE. THIS WON’T REST UNTIL SOMETHING IS DONE. ERICA FINK, JOINING US LIVE OUTSIDE OF MILWAUKEE POLICE HEADQUARTERS TONIGHT. AND ERICA, THE MAN CHARGED IN THIS CASE, APPEARED IN COURT EARLIER TODAY. IN A COMMISSIONER SET RONALD FULLER’S BAIL AT $250,000. TIMMONS FAMILY IS HOPING TO SEE MORE CHANGE TO HELP DOMESTIC
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Vigil for Milwaukee mother of 8 killed outside home
42-year-old Lakeyshia Timmons was gunned down Monday morning at 18th Street and Hadley Street after dropping her children off at school
Loved ones of 42-year-old Lakeyshia Timmons stood in a circle holding hands, praying at 18th Street and Hadley Street Friday, just days after the mother of eight was shot and killed outside her home.Timmons' daughter, Jessica Thomas, and the rest of the family stayed strong as they spoke at the vigil."My mom just had a beautiful soul. She really didn't deserve what she got," Thomas said.Prosecutors charged 52-year-old Ronald Fuller Thursday with first-degree reckless homicide in Timmons' death. The criminal complaint stated Timmons' son saw Fuller walking from the house after the shooting, and that "his mother and Fuller have been going through a messy child custody dispute, and that his mother had been granted custody of the girls last November."Those documents said Fuller told investigators "the devil made him walk over to" Timmons' house. When questioned by investigators, Fuller reportedly said, "Yes, I did shoot her. Why? I don't have an answer." Timmons' family wants more done to prevent domestic violence and are hoping to meet with Mayor Cavalier Johnson and other city leaders in the future to find solutions.In the meantime, they're demanding justice for Timmons."We need answers," said Latanilia Timmons, Lakeyshia Timmons' daughter. "My siblings, they deserve answers, we all deserve answers. Something has to be done. This will not rest until something is done."Fuller appeared in court Friday. A commissioner set his bail at $250,000.
MILWAUKEE —
Loved ones of 42-year-old Lakeyshia Timmons stood in a circle holding hands, praying at 18th Street and Hadley Street Friday, just days after the mother of eight was shot and killed outside her home.
Timmons' daughter, Jessica Thomas, and the rest of the family stayed strong as they spoke at the vigil.
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Milwaukee mother of 8 killed outside home
"My mom just had a beautiful soul. She really didn't deserve what she got," Thomas said.
Prosecutors charged 52-year-old Ronald Fuller Thursday with first-degree reckless homicide in Timmons' death.
The criminal complaint stated Timmons' son saw Fuller walking from the house after the shooting, and that "his mother and Fuller have been going through a messy child custody dispute, and that his mother had been granted custody of the girls last November."
Arrest made in killing of Milwaukee mother of 8
Those documents said Fuller told investigators "the devil made him walk over to" Timmons' house. When questioned by investigators, Fuller reportedly said, "Yes, I did shoot her. Why? I don't have an answer."
Timmons' family wants more done to prevent domestic violence and are hoping to meet with Mayor Cavalier Johnson and other city leaders in the future to find solutions.
In the meantime, they're demanding justice for Timmons.
Man charged with killing Milwaukee mother of 8
"We need answers," said Latanilia Timmons, Lakeyshia Timmons' daughter. "My siblings, they deserve answers, we all deserve answers. Something has to be done. This will not rest until something is done."
Fuller appeared in court Friday. A commissioner set his bail at $250,000.
