A MUM who was fatally shot in the back of the head, allegedly by her own troubled son, has been pictured for the first time.
Havoc Leone, 14, killed his 41-year-old mother, Theresa McIntosh at their Wyoming home after she discovered he nabbed a tablet from one of her clients, cops allege.
He’s been charged with felony first-degree murder and will be tried as an adult.
Tributes have since poured out for the massage therapist and “dedicated mother”.
In a post on Facebook, The Garden Salon and Spa said: “The world lost a great light this past weekend.
“Theresa was a dedicated mother & Jane of all trades. She was incredibly intelligent and well read.
“She was fiercely loyal to the small businesses that she loved.
“She loved animals- especially Kitties, glitter on her cheeks, colorful eyebrows, music, books- LOTS of books, cooking, educating, her wild hair, helping others however she could.”
The tribute describes Theresa as “a gift to this world”.
Adding: “We are so grateful to have had the time with her that we got. It wasn’t nearly enough.”
McIntosh was found by her husband inside their home on March 7 – around an hour after she was believed to have been killed, according to a Laramie County Sheriff affidavit.
He told cops he had heard a muffled popping noise earlier through headphones as he played video games but didn’t think it was serious.
Leone had stolen McIntosh’s gun from her car and threw down a notebook to distract her so he could take aim at the back of her head while she picked it up, he allegedly told police.
He started plotting the killing because he had heard his parents arguing over stolen tablet and caught McIntosh calling him “retarded” and a “thief,” according to police docs seen by the Wyoming Tribune Eagle.
McIntosh was taken to a regional medical center before being airlifted to UC Health in Fort Collins, Colorado where she succumbed to her injuries later that day.
McIntosh’s death was initially reported as a suicide, but detectives started investigating the teen after he allegedly opened up in a police interview.
Hospital staff said the gunshot wound — which was behind and above McIntosh’s right ear above her neck — did not appear to be a “contact wound,” consistent with suicide attempts.
Leone’s dad said they had had multiple incidents of him stealing from clients, and that the tablet had been missing for some time.
The morning of McIntosh’s death, she had been in her son’s room finishing a puzzle while Leone’s dad played games in the basement.
The teen was told to work on homework.
When the dad walked up to the main floor, he saw Leone standing on the landing outside his bedroom and confronted him about what was going on.
The teen allegedly responded, “I don’t know, it just went off.”
Leone’s dad rushed back down to the basement to get his phone and called 911 at around 12:46 pm.
He then ran back upstairs and tried to perform life-saving measures on his wife, but she wasn’t responsive, the court documents read.
Leone told police that he had stolen the firearm in the past and had previous ideations about killing McIntosh, court documents allege.
Leone’s dad admitted feeling hesitant to tell cops his side of the story, as he couldn’t bear the possibility that his son killed his wife.
“I don’t want to think what I think happened […] I don’t even want to put it into words,” he allegedly told police.
“It’d be a lot easier to accept that she killed herself than my son tried to kill her.”
