Fatal Shooting Occurs During Dispute Over Missing Food Delivery, Authorities Report

In a tragic turn of events in Wisconsin, a dispute over delivery food has resulted in a fatal shooting. Authorities have reported that a woman’s argument with a man escalated after he suspected his chicken had been stolen.

Bonnie Blackwell, 41, now faces charges of first-degree intentional homicide and illegal possession of a firearm by a felon, as per court documents accessed by Law&Crime. Blackwell was taken into custody at the Milwaukee County Jail on Thursday.

The victim, identified as 63-year-old Charley Collins, lost his life in the incident, according to a criminal complaint sourced by local Fox affiliate WITI.

Events unfolded around midnight on February 21 at a residence in the 2900 block of North 22nd Street in Milwaukee. Witness accounts reveal that Collins had retrieved food from a delivery service, only to return and find himself in a heated exchange with Blackwell. The confrontation between the two reportedly stemmed from the missing chicken, as outlined in the complaint.

A witness said Collins had gone to grab food from a delivery person, but when he came back inside, he was confronted by Blackwell, and the two of them began to argue, according to the complaint.

Blackwell reportedly said she heard Collins saying “somebody stole his chicken,” and when she took a look, she saw a Dr Pepper on the home’s porch, but no chicken. Collins started “coming towards her in the hallway, aggressively calling her names, and she backed up, and then the gun went off,” according to Blackwell’s account of events as described in the complaint.

The defendant allegedly did not remember pulling the trigger but “admitted that she shot the victim in the back as he was walking away,” police said.

Officers with the Milwaukee Police Department arrived and despite attempts to save Collins’ life, he died at the scene, WITI reported. As police investigated, they found a fired bullet near the victim’s feet as well as a fired bullet casing in a hallway.

As the investigation continued, detectives said they learned that Blackwell had spoken with people in jail over the phone.

During one of the calls to Blackwell’s phone on the day of the shooting, she is alleged to have said, “I just shot somebody last night, and I think I killed him — I am going to be on the run,” the TV station reported.

Blackwell was arrested and booked. She is scheduled to have an initial appearance in court on Saturday.