Help The Dekeyser Family In Tragedy

Allen Dekeyser, 29 years of age. He and his wife, Marqueta Dekeyser, live near 19th and Hampton.

Marqueta Dekeyser said she and Allen had an argument about the lighting in their home. "Something stupid," she said.

But it escalated, according to Marqueta, and Allen took out his gun and threatened to kill himself.

Scared for her husband, and herself, Marqueta called 911, she said.

"I called for help. I wanted help, not this," she said. "Not this at all.”

According to Milwaukee Police, they responded to the domestic dispute call and encountered an armed suspect at the home.

Police said one officer fired his gun, hitting the suspect. MPD said the man was taken to a hospital and is in stable condition

Allen Dekeyser's family shared surveillance video from inside the home with TMJ4 News.

In the video, an officer can be heard saying the suspect had been shot twice in the chin.

Marqueta was not in the home during the shooting. She said police had told her to wait outside until officers arrived.

She said shortly after officers approached the house; she heard two shots.

Allen’s parents, Jeff and Shirley Dekeyser, said their son ran a lawn care company, Al's Landscape Services.

But business had been slow, his parents said, especially with little snow to plow this winter.

His lack of work, they said, had put stress on his marriage and his mental health. 

Marqueta is trying to come up with the money they had to loan from his father, Jeff Dekeyser. 

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