A Farmington man is now charged with killing the mother of his children in what appears to be a failed murder-suicide attempt on Christmas Eve.
Demarco Marquie Jones, 29, is facing second-degree murder for the killing of Tatianna Marie Ehnes-Giles on her 26th birthday.
Charging documents state that Ehnes-Giles’s mother found her covered in blood in her bed and Jones “in a trance” and on the ground shortly before 2:30 p.m.
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Ehnes-Giles’s brother, who also lives at the home, and her mother both told deputies that Jones admitted to shooting Ehnes-Giles and then shooting himself.
When medics arrived, Ehnes-Giles was already dead. Jones was taken to a hospital and survived his injuries. His first court appearance is scheduled for Monday afternoon.
Court documents also state that the couple’s two children were also in the home at the time and were the first to alert their grandmother that something was wrong. One of the kids ran downstairs and reported being scared after hearing two loud bangs. Both kids then went upstairs before running back down and saying, “Daddy fell.”
That’s when Jones told the victim’s mother that he was shot and also shot Ehnes-Giles, according to the criminal complaint.
If convicted, Jones faces up to 40 years in prison.
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Minnesota Day One at 866-223-1111.
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Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault at 612-209-9993.
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