A Milwaukee man is now formally charged with first-degree intentional homicide in the death of a Glendale mother who was shot outside her home last fall. Prosecutors allege that on the night of Sept. 29, 2025, 42-year-old Demonta Hambright chased down Kamonti McFarlane in her yard and shot her; she later died at a hospital. The complaint caps an investigation that pulled in agencies from multiple states after his arrest in October.
Milwaukee County prosecutors filed the homicide charge this week, according to FOX6 News. The station reports that the criminal complaint leans on surveillance footage and witness statements. Authorities have not yet said when Hambright will first appear in Milwaukee County court.
Glendale police said officers were called at about 11:49 p.m. on Sept. 29 for reports of gunfire near North Shasta Drive and Custer Avenue and found McFarlane critically wounded in the front yard of the home, WISN 12 News reported. Relatives told reporters she was a mother of three, and neighbors gathered at the scene in the days that followed, leaving the block shaken.
What the Criminal Complaint Alleges
The criminal complaint says surveillance video shows McFarlane getting out of her car when a man runs after her into the yard, pulls her to the ground, slaps her and then fires a single shot that hits her in the head. One family member told investigators they were “100%” sure the man in the footage was Hambright, and another relative interviewed in November told detectives that Hambright confessed to the killing, according to FOX6 News.
Arrest in Indiana
Authorities say the Clark County Sheriff’s Office in Indiana spotted Hambright’s vehicle the morning after the shooting and tried to pull it over. Instead, deputies were led on a high-speed chase that ended in a crash, and Hambright allegedly tried to run from the wreck before he was taken into custody, CBS58 reported. He remained in the Clark County jail while Wisconsin prosecutors worked on charges and extradition…