Mom shot dead as she tried to help her daughter move out of ex’s home, cops say

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A mom was shot dead while trying to help her daughter move out of an ex-boyfriend’s home and now he faces murder charges.

Around 5:30 p.m. Friday, deputies from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office were called to a home in Des Moines, Iowa.

There, they found Ruth Sue Ann Robinson, 45, and her husband, Tony Ray Robison, 52, with gunshot wounds, according to the Des Moines Register. They were both taken to the hospital, where Robinson died.

Tony Ray Robinson remains in critical condition as of Monday.

Deputies charged Hamza Smajlovic, 24, in connection to the shooting and he was arrested at the scene. Robinson was shot in the head while her husband was also hit as Smajlovic fired a 9mm pistol into a residence at his ex-girlfriend, according to police. Two other victims were also in the home at the time of the shooting. The ex had recently ended the relationship with Smajlovic and was in the process of moving out of his home, which is where the shooting happened, according to the Register. Robinson and her husband were at the home to help her move out.

Smajlovic was charged with first-degree murder, attempted murder and intimidation with a dangerous weapon. He is being held in an Iowa jail on $750,000 bond.