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Milwaukee Woman Charged in Fatal Shooting of Pharmacy Student After Alleged Marijuana-Fueled Paranoia

A criminal complaint describes a paranoia episode after marijuana use preceding the gunfire.

Overview

  • Jamica Simone Mills is charged with first-degree reckless homicide with a dangerous weapon modifier in the Nov. 4 death of Ariel Spillner.
  • Bond is set at $150,000, she remains in custody, and a court appearance is scheduled for Nov. 17, according to jail and court records.
  • Charging documents allege both women smoked marijuana, Mills feared an attack involving scissors, retrieved a handgun, and fired after a sudden hand motion.
  • First responders found Spillner unresponsive and pronounced her dead, while Mills had a self-inflicted abdominal gunshot wound, according to the complaint.
  • Investigators recovered a Ruger .380 handgun and spent casings, and reports note Mills gave shifting accounts before saying she did not intend to kill her friend.