Michigan’s man who killed his wife as she spoke at 911 was convicted

A 31 -year -old man who shot his wife five times on his head while she was talking on the phone with 911 was declared guilty of premeditated murder in the first degree.

After a trial and six -day deliberations that concluded, a jury from Macomb County, in Michigan, told Steven Bryce Wheeler guilty of fatally shooting Jordan Wheeler33, with a .45 caliber gun.

The shooting occurred at 9 PM of October 19, 2023 within the Wheeler residence in Woodward Street, about 15 Mile Road and Beaconsfield Street, in Clinton Township.

Jordan Wheeler had called 911 that night to report that Steven Wheeler had assaulted her, police said previously. While she was talking on the phone, he shot her in front of two of the couple’s three childrenSaid Macomb County prosecutor, Peter J. Lucido.

The couple was in a divorce process. The Oakland Press reported that during the separation, Jordan moved with his sister. On the night of October 19 he received a call from one of his children about his father’s violent behavior. He ran to the house and Steven Wheeler received it at the seemingly furious door, shouting expletives like “Get out of my house” and “Get out of my life”.

When Wheeler assaulted his wife in the kitchen, she called 911. During the call, the operator asked if there were weapons at home, and Jordan confirmed yes. While he was still on the phone, Steven took a gun and shot his wife in his head five times. In the call you can hear: “That they fuck you. I killed you, p ”#$. I shot you in the p $%& head. ”

Police arrived at the scene and arrested Steven Wheeler, who now It faces the possibility of life imprisonment without probation.

“This conviction does justice for an act of tragic and meaningless violence,” he said in a press release. “Domestic violence is not only a life, but it leaves deep and lasting scars in all those involved, especially in children who are stolen innocence. No child should have to withstand such a trauma, and no community should have to endure the weight of such a loss, ”he added.

The attached prosecutors of Macomb County, Kumar Palepu and Kelsey Heath, took the case in the name of the Lucid office. Wheeler is expected to be sentenced by the Macomb County Circuit Judge, Julie Gatti, on Wednesday, February 26.

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