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A mother and her teenage daughter were shot dead inside their Missouri home by a neighbor who stopped over to complain about a “dispute,” police said.
Robert Winkelman, 73, walked down the street to his neighbor’s House Springs, Missouri, home and confronted 38-year-old Jessica Lashly about what was going on at her house on July 25, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said.
When Lashly responded, Winkelman pulled out a gun and shot her in the head.
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Jessica Lashly, 38, and her 17-year-old daughter, Jersey Greer, were both fatally shot inside their House Springs, Mo., home. (Midlawn Funeral Home & Memorial Gardens)
When the victim’s 17-year-old daughter, Jersey Greer, tried to help her mother, Winkelman shot her in the head as well, the sheriff’s office said. A third person was chased by Winkelman as he was armed with a gun but wasn’t shot. Lashly and Greer died days later at a hospital.
When deputies arrived at Winkelman’s home and moved to confront him, he turned the gun on himself.
He died at a hospital Aug. 2, according to investigators, who said he would have been charged with two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of armed criminal action.
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According to reports, investigators said Winkelman initially went to Lashly’s home to complain about noise. A spokesman for the sheriff’s office characterized the incident to Fox News Digital as a “dispute between neighbors.”
Investigators learned that Winkelman had “ongoing frustrations” with activities at Lashly’s home.
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Robert Winkelman, 73, walked to his neighbor’s home and opened fire, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office. He later died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. (Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office)
Justice Greer, the teenage victim’s twin sister, told KSDK, “She was literally just the funniest person ever.
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“She could make anybody laugh. She was really supportive about anything and everything. She could always tell when someone was sad or needed uplifting, and she was always the one to do it.
Relatives and a former coach remembered Jersey Greer as brave, funny and someone who could lift anyone’s spirits. (Ron & Lisa Rigdon | Cheap Seats Photography)
“Jersey’s last moments, she was trying to save my mom. It just shows how brave she is, and I hope I can be half as brave as she is.”
Justice Greer said Lashly was a single mother who did everything she could to support her daughters.
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“It was always just us three,” Justice said. “It’s going to be really hard because that’s all I’m used to.”
Jersey Greer, 17, was fatally shot while trying to help her mother, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office. (Ron & Lisa Rigdon | Cheap Seats Photography)
Abby Feldmann, who coached Justice and Jersey Greer in lacrosse, told KSDK Jersey was someone who could “change your whole perspective on life.”
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“There’s not one person who would refuse to follow her,” Feldmann said. “Everyone’s behind her. She’s really an amazing girl.”
