Pregnant woman's suspected killer now among FBI's "Most Wanted"
MILWAUKEE, Wisc. -- A Wisconsin woman wanted for the murder of a pregnant woman and her unborn child is the most recent addition to the FBI's notorious "Ten Most Wanted" fugitives list.
Shanika Minor, a 24-year-old former newspaper delivery person, is suspected of murdering the woman who had been her mother's neighbor over a loud music complaint, according to the FBI. The agency says the murder followed a March 6 confrontation with the woman, who was nine months pregnant. CBS affiliate WDJT identified the victim as Tamecca Perry.
The FBI says Minor's mother complained to her that Perry had been playing loud music at an unreasonable hour. On March 5, investigators say Minor confronted Perry near her home, but Minor's mother de-escalated the situation. Minor allegedly brandished a firearm and fired a round into the air. The FBI says Minor felt Perry was "disrespecting her family."
The next day, shortly before 3 a.m., investigators say Minor again confronted Perry at the back door of her home. The FBI says Minor's mother again tried to intervene, placing herself between her daughter and Perry. Minor allegedly reached over her mother's shoulder and fired, striking Perry in the chest. Perry and the baby, who was due within a week, both died.
WDJT reports Perry's two children were home at the time and witnessed the murder.
Minor fled, and hasn't been seen since.
Minor was charged March 9 with first-degree intentional homicide and first-degree intentional homicide of an unborn child in a local arrest warrant. On April 28, she was charged federally with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.
The FBI says Minor may have ties to Missouri, Mississippi, Texas, Tennessee, Ohio, Illinois, and possibly Georgia. She is described as a black female, 5 feet, six inches tall, 165 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Minor has a tattoo on her lower abdomen of a display of roses.
A reward of up to $100,000 is being offered for information leading to her arrest. Minor is considered armed and dangerous. Anyone who has information about her whereabouts is asked not to take action themselves, but to contact the nearest FBI office or local law enforcement agency.
She is the 509th person to be added to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List, which was established in 1950.