Wife convicted for shooting woman in home with her with husband

CHARLOTTE — A Charlotte woman will spend at least five years in prison after killing another woman she caught with her husband in their home.

Stephanie Alexander was in court on Thursday and pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the death of Tyra Crosby.

Prosecutors said Alexander found Crosby with Alexander’s husband last July in their home on Porter Street.

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Alexander was charged with second-degree murder but pleaded guilty to manslaughter on Thursday after apologizing to Crosby’s family in court.

Channel 9 Crime Reporter Hunter Sáenz was in court for the hearing on Thursday. Before the sentencing was handed down, a scuffle broke out between Alexander’s husband and a family member of the victim. Multiple Mecklenburg County deputies were called to help control the scene, and the deputies had to provide security during and after the hearing.

In court, testimony revealed that Alexander came home early from her job because she needed a computer for a class assignment. She told detectives she saw clothes on the couch and asked who was in the house before grabbing her gun. She told police that her husband tried to grab the gun from her, and she pulled it back. When she saw the bathroom door open, she shot and thought she was aiming at the wall.

Alexander’s husband told police he thinks his wife “was just trying to scare her,” but said she didn’t aim.

A judge ultimately sentenced Alexander to serve 60 to 84 months in prison.

Channel 9 is working on getting more details on Alexander’s guilty plea. Check back for updates.

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