7 years in prison for woman convicted in shooting that killed the mother of her boyfriend's child

Jasmin Troutman



MILWAUKEE -- A woman has been sentenced to serve seven years in prison in connection with the fatal shooting of the mother of her boyfriend's child. It happened at a gas station in Milwaukee in May. Teresa Wade, 24, was one of four people murdered over the Memorial Day holiday weekend in 2017 in Milwaukee.

Jasmin Troutman, 24, in December was found guilty by a jury -- convicted on two counts: second degree reckless homicide, use of a dangerous weapon, and one count of second degree recklessly endangering safety, use of a dangerous weapon.

On Wednesday, Jan. 24, Troutman was sentenced to serve seven years in prison and four years extended supervision on the first count, and two years in prison and two years extended supervision on the second count.

The sentences are to be served concurrently, so Troutman will serve a total of seven years in prison and four years extended supervision.

The shooting happened on May 28 near Teutonia and Hampton -- and the altercation leading to the homicide was captured by a gas station's surveillance cameras.

According to a criminal complaint, when officers arrived on scene, they saw a green PT Cruiser stopped near 35th and Hampton -- and a woman was slumped over in the driver's seat of that vehicle. That person, later identified as Wade, was unconscious, and not breathing. She suffered a gunshot wound to her lower abdomen, and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Vigil for Teresa Wade



Investigators interviewed a witness, who indicated she and Wade were "driving around" when Wade saw Troutman driving behind them. Wade then said: "That (expletive) is driving my baby daddy's car. I'm gonna make that (expletive) get out of the car."

Prosecutors say Troutman pulled into the Citgo gas station at Teutonia and Hampton and Wade pulled in behind her. Wade yelled at Troutman, investigators say, telling Troutman that she was "going to run her over, kill her and kill that baby." Troutman then exited her vehicle and told Wade to get out of her car. Wade told Troutman to move away from her vehicle "so she could hit her," and Wade then backed up her vehicle -- driving forward and backward four times before bumping the rear passenger door of Troutman's vehicle.

Woman arrested after fatal shooting during altercation in gas station parking lot near Teutonia and Hampton



Woman arrested after fatal shooting during altercation in gas station parking lot near Teutonia and Hampton



Troutman then went to her vehicle and retrieved a handgun, prosecutors say, approaching the driver's side door of the vehicle Wade was in -- shooting Wade while she was about a foot from the door.

The complaint says Wade drove away, eventually losing consciousness and putting on the emergency brake, causing the vehicle to stop near 35th and Hampton.



Troutman was interviewed on the next day.

According to the complaint, Troutman admitted to shooting Wade, but said "she wasn't sure if she hit the woman."

Troutman told investigators she stopped at the gas station as she was en route to her son's grandmother's house. She said she saw Wade pull into the gas station's parking lot -- describing Wade as someone she'd seen photos of on Facebook. Troutman said Wade "had been threatening her" since August of 2016, when Troutman began dating the father of Wade's child. They apparently began dating while Wade was pregnant with the man's child.

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