Laurie Shaver and her defense team claim that her daughter, then 8, fatally shot Michael Shaver in self-defense to protect her mother, according to a motion filed by prosecutors.
Laurie Shaver and her lawyer previously said in court filings that a 7-year-old child shot Michael Shaver dead, an allegation that they claimed the now-14-year-old would be willing to testify to in court.
Laurie Shaver has long maintained her innocence, and now the defense is claiming a then-7-year-old girl killed Michael Shaver by shooting him in the back of the head.
First Published: 10:04 AM PDT, May 22, 2023Michael Shaver disappeared on Nov. 15, 2015, according to a probable cause affidavit filed in Lake County, Florid .