Woman's Ex Fatally Shot Her Mother Who Was Helping Her Move Out, Authorities Say
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Authorities in Iowa say Hamza Smajlovic, 24, killed Ruth Sue Ann Robison, 45, and critically injured her husband after a breakup with their daughter.
An Iowa man was taken into custody and accused of killing his ex-girlfriend’s mother on Friday while she was helping her daughter move out of his home.
Hamza Smajlovic, 24, was charged with murder, intimidation with a dangerous weapon and attempted murder in the fatal shooting of Ruth Sue Ann Robison, 45, according to criminal complaints obtained by HuffPost. The shooting also critically injured Robison’s 52-year-old husband, Tony Robison.
Smajlovic allegedly shot Robison and her husband in the head with a 9 mm pistol, according to the complaints. Authorities also said Smajlovic fired at another person inside the residence, whose name has not been made public.
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Deputies with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrived at around 5:21 p.m. on Friday to the scene in Des Moines, where they discovered Robison and her husband with gunshot wounds, according to a news release cited by The Des Moines Register. Robison died at a hospital. As of Wednesday evening, it was not clear whether her husband was still in critical condition.
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