Mom Admitted Shooting Willie
Joshua recalls mother’s chilling first words today.
November 12th, 2019.
It's 7:30 AM in Olive Branch, Mississippi when the sheriff's office receives a cryptic 911 call.
Somebody's been shot in 2 Tailor Avenue.
Who was shot, do you know?
No.
You don't know what happened?
I just got home.
There's a body too.
The caller did not give us their name or provide any other additional information.
They're upset.
They're frantic.
They just wanna report the call, and they don't give a lot of detail.
[siren blaring]
First responders race to the address, a sprawling home in an upscale neighborhood.
The first officers who arrived at the scene talked to a young male named Joshua.
He indicates that he is the person that called 911 and said someone was shot at this particular residence.
Joshua lived with his mother, uh, Felicia Barton, and in the home with, uh, Willie Barton.
I got there, didn't know exactly what was going on.
Uh, my mom's very frantic, walking room to room, room to room.
I just, I had the simple question of, "Where is Willie?" And then honestly, it was all adrenaline and fear, so whatever I told the police is just whatever I s- know that happened.
You know what I'm saying? I'm like, "Dead body, blood, gun, shot." It was horrible.
His first thing out of his mouth was, "My mom shot Willie in self-defense." He's crying a little bit.
Uh, they get him secured.
They get him in the back of a patrol car.
They make entry into the house, and that's where they find Felicia Barton.
November 12th, 2019.
It's 7:30 AM in Olive Branch, Mississippi when the sheriff's office receives a cryptic 911 call.
Somebody's been shot in 2 Tailor Avenue.
Who was shot, do you know?
No.
You don't know what happened?
I just got home.
There's a body too.
The caller did not give us their name or provide any other additional information.
They're upset.
They're frantic.
They just wanna report the call, and they don't give a lot of detail.
[siren blaring]
First responders race to the address, a sprawling home in an upscale neighborhood.
The first officers who arrived at the scene talked to a young male named Joshua.
He indicates that he is the person that called 911 and said someone was shot at this particular residence.
Joshua lived with his mother, uh, Felicia Barton, and in the home with, uh, Willie Barton.
I got there, didn't know exactly what was going on.
Uh, my mom's very frantic, walking room to room, room to room.
I just, I had the simple question of, "Where is Willie?" And then honestly, it was all adrenaline and fear, so whatever I told the police is just whatever I s- know that happened.
You know what I'm saying? I'm like, "Dead body, blood, gun, shot." It was horrible.
His first thing out of his mouth was, "My mom shot Willie in self-defense." He's crying a little bit.
Uh, they get him secured.
They get him in the back of a patrol car.
They make entry into the house, and that's where they find Felicia Barton.
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Mom Admitted Shooting Willie
Joshua recalls mother’s chilling first words today.
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