SEDGWICK COUNTY— A woman who called 911 to report shooting her son last week made her first court appearance in the case Tuesday, Tesha Florence, 46, is charged with second degree murder, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.
A Kansas boy critically injured in a shooting on Wednesday has died, according to Wichita Police Captain Aaron Moses.
Just after 8a.m. Wednesday, Sedgwick County Emergency Communications received a 911 call from Florence reporting that she shot her son, according to Wichita Police Captain Aaron Moses.
First responders located a 16-year-old identified as Robert Florence inside an apartment in the 9100 Block of East Harry. He had a single gunshot wound. EMS transported him to an area hospital where he was in extremely critical condition. He died two days later, according to Moses.
At the scene, officers detained Tesha Florence, identified according to Sedgwick County booking records. She is the boy's mother.
During the investigation into this case, detectives learned of a previously unreported incident from March 2024 where Tesha Florence threatened an ex-husband and his current girlfriend with a gun.
Florence remains in the Sedgwick County Jail on a $1.2 million bond. She is due back in court Oct. 24, according to the district attorney's office.