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Nigerian-Born U.S. Citizen Fired Seven Shots at Nurse Wife Outside Minnesota Care Home After Paternity Dispute, Court Records Reveal

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A disturbing Minnesota murder case involving Nigerian-born U.S. citizen Michael Collins Iheme and his estranged wife, Anthonia Eberechi Iheme, has resurfaced online, drawing renewed attention to the circumstances surrounding the 28-year-old nurse’s killing.

The fatal shooting occurred on July 24, 2008, outside Sholom Home West, a skilled-nursing facility in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, where Anthonia worked. Court records show that Michael approached Anthonia as she sat in her vehicle after finishing her shift and fired at her multiple times.

Michael later admitted at trial that he fired seven shots. A forensic pathologist testified that Anthonia was struck by four or five bullets and grazed twice, with at least two shots fired from less than five feet away. She died at the scene.

According to Michael’s testimony, he had gone to Anthonia’s workplace to discuss DNA testing for their younger child. He claimed that during their conversation, she told him the girl was not biologically his. Michael said the statement left him devastated before he returned to his vehicle, retrieved a handgun and opened fire. The claim about the child’s paternity came from his testimony and was not established by the court as an independently proven fact.

The couple married in Nigeria in 2003. It was Michael’s third marriage. He testified that he had initially been hesitant about marrying Anthonia because of their age difference and because he suspected she wanted to obtain U.S. residency. They later moved to the United States and had a son in 2005 and a daughter in 2006. Anthonia became a legal permanent resident in April 2006.

Their marriage eventually deteriorated. They separated in August 2007, and Michael filed for divorce the following month. At the time of Anthonia’s death, the estranged couple was involved in a custody dispute over their children.

After the shooting, Michael called 911 and told authorities he had killed the woman who had “destroyed” him. Police arrested him at the scene.

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