In a case of vigilante justice gone wrong, a 22-year-old Milwaukee woman is accused of gunning down a teenage boy she suspected of breaking into her sister’s car. Zaraiah A. Johnson was charged with first-degree reckless homicide and use of a dangerous weapon in the killing of Alijah S. Golden-Richmond, 14, according to a criminal complaint obtained by Atlanta Black Star. She is being held on a bail amount of $150,000 and faces up to 60 years behind bars if found guilty.
The tragedy unfolded just after 3 p.m. on Aug. 15 in the 1400 block of North 39th Street, say Milwaukee police.
The complaint revealed that Johnson’s sister first alerted her to a group of people breaking into their Hyundai parked in front of their home. Johnson observed four people “near the vehicle,” and when she went outside, the group scattered. She then allegedly grabbed her mother’s handgun — and that’s when things quickly went off the rails…