Man Says He Shot Woman Thinking She Was 'Male with dreads:' Police

(WREG) – The man accused of fatally shooting a mother of three says he thought the woman at his door was a “man with dreadlocks” when he fired the fatal shot. Family members have identified the victim as 23-year-old Jyrah Smith, who was found with a gunshot wound to the head just outside the front door of her boyfriend Deangelo Mitchell’s apartment on May 23. Mitchell told police he didn’t recognize Smith, who was his girlfriend. Police said he …

Man says he shot woman thinking she was 'male with dreads:' police

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The man charged with shooting a mother of three to death is claiming that when he fired the fatal shot, he thought the woman at his front door was a "male with dreads." Family identified the victim as 23-year-old Jyrah Smith, who was found with a gunshot wound to the head right outside the front door of her boyfriend Deangelo Mitchell's, apartment on May 23. Mitchell told police he didn't recognize Smith, who was his girlfriend…

Boyfriend threatened to kill girlfriend before deadly shooting at South Memphis apartments, records show

Court records shine new light on the final moments in the life of a mother of three.