Milwaukee woman killed; guilty sister, sentenced to 7 years in prison

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MILWAUKEE – A Milwaukee County judge sentenced Kiara Gaines on Wednesday, October 16, to seven years in prison plus an additional ten years of extended supervision in connection with the fatal shooting of her own sister in April 2023.

A Milwaukee County jury found Gaines guilty of second-degree reckless homicide in September.

Case Details

Tessa Gaines, 35, was found lying on a porch at 45th and Hadley and was pronounced dead at the scene. An autopsy revealed she had injuries to her left lung and heart.

A criminal complaint says Kiara Gaines was arrested as she exited the home where police found a kitchen knife with blood on the approximately eight-inch blade.

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A witness said the sisters had been living together for about two months and were arguing, the complaint states. According to prosecutors, Tessa Gaines arrived that day and argued with another family member on the porch when the witness saw Kiara Gaines stabbing her sister with a kitchen knife.