Racine Woman Arrested After Attempted Drive-By Shooting Of Children's Father

RACINE - A 27-year-old Racine woman was arrested on charges of first degree attempted homicide Tuesday after attempting to gun down the father of her children while one of their children looked on.

According to the Racine County Eye, the suspect, Jasmine J. Phillips, called the victim while he was at Gateway Technical College. The call turned into a fight and Phillips said she was going to Gateway to kill him.

Upon leaving, the victim, who was in his car, noticed Phillips following him in her car. He tried to turn his vehicle around, at which point, Phillips shot at him and drove away. The man stopped in the 1200 block of Racine St. and police arrived to find bullet holes in the man's driver's side door and window. He was uninjured.

Police later located and arrested Phillips with her four-year-old daughter in the car. Her daughter told police about the shooting and how Phillips attempted to hide the 9 mm Glock in the backyard of a nearby home.

Phillips' blood alcohol content was tested at .087 at the time of her arrest, just over the legal limit of .08. She is charged with attempted first-degree intentional homicide, discharging a firearm from a vehicle towards a person, and operating a firearm while intoxicated.