Inset: Keosha Vester (Shelby County Jail). Background: Authorities at the scene where Vester allegedly shot the father of her child (WMC).
A 30-year-old mother in Tennessee has been detained after she purportedly visited her child’s father’s residence and shot him while their son observed from the same room.
Keosha Vester was apprehended last week, facing charges of aggravated assault involving domestic violence, reckless endangerment, and breaching bond conditions, as court records accessed by Law&Crime indicate.
Vester was on parole at the time of the attack for attacking the same man in February 2025, which their son also apparently witnessed.
The probable cause affidavit reveals that on July 12, officers from the Memphis Police Department reacted to a report of a potential domestic violence incident on the 1100 block of Marechalneil Street. At the scene, responders spoke to a witness who stated that just before their arrival, he had answered the door and escorted an adult Black woman into the home, directing her to the victim’s room.
It allegedly did not take long for the woman — identified by authorities as Vester — to become violent.
“[The witness] advised that shortly afterward, he heard at least three shots fired inside the room and call[ed] police,” the affidavit states. “Officers located [the victim] inside the room with a gunshot wound who advised his baby mama (Keosha Vester) shot him.”
The victim was rushed to Regional One Hospital in critical condition. Police also noted that they located a juvenile in the room who they said was “inside the room when the assault occurred.”
Officers in the area located a woman matching the witness’ description walking a few blocks from the scene of the shooting, identifying her as Vester. She was taken into custody. Police said she was in possession of a gray Taurus T22 handgun as well as a knife and also had a “large brick inside of her purse.”
In an interview with police, Vester allegedly said that she and the victim had “an altercation.”
“She advised following the altercation she did what she did, ‘Pulled the Trigger’ to a Taurus handgun,” the affidavit states.
Vester was processed into the Shelby County Jail, where she remained in detention in lieu of $100,000 bond as of Thursday morning, records show. She is currently scheduled to appear in court again on July 28.
Vester in February was arrested for domestic assault on the same victim, also in front of their child. In that case, authorities said that the victim was returning his son home when Vester suddenly “became upset” and “attacked him.”
“Vestor can be seen on video irate, approaching [the victim] and making threats,” an affidavit from that case says. “[The victim] was struck as he fled to avoid Vestor’s attack.”
