Daycare owner shoots husband after he 'molested children'

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shot her husband after children she looked after told her that he had been molesting them.Shanteari Weems allegedly shot her husband and threatened to shoot herself at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington D.C.After a standoff with police at the luxury hotel in the US capital, Weems alleged to police that her husband is "a child molester."READ MORE: Estate full of violence and chaos has locals saying it's 'worst place on Earth'The 50-year-old told them that children at her daycare business alerted her to the alleged molestation, according to affidavit reports.The victim, whom Weems has been married to for five years, was shot twice and is in critical condition, the US documents state.Weems is the owner of Lil Kidz Kastle Daycare Center in Owings Mills in Baltimore County, Maryland.The couple was reportedly barricaded inside the room at the luxury hotel for about 30 minutes on Thursday, July 21.For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking here.When police finally got inside after a standoff they found two guns in the room, along with letters Weems wrote apologising to the children, saying she didn't know what was going on at the day care.Baltimore County Police said the daycare centre is closed as their investigation continues.Weems was arrested and is charged with assault with intent to kill.Baltimore County police said they are monitoring the case in D.C.

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