Rayshawn Laster Arrested For Allegedly Shooting Own Mother; Posted Farewells On Facebook After Shooting (PHOTOS)

Rayshawn Laster, a 26-year-old Colorado Springs man, was arrested early Saturday morning under suspicion that he shot his mother in the head Friday night and took to Facebook to post farewell messages hours before he was arrested, according to 9News.

The police say that Laster's 49-year-old mother was shot around 7:55 p.m. and was taken to Memorial Hospital where she later died at 9:30 p.m., Friday night. KRDO reports that the police believe that Laster allegedly shot his mother in the head at her Security/Widefield home and then to get away attempted to carjack a nearby motorist's vehicle -- which had a battery problem at forced the suspect to flee on foot.

About an hour after the shooting, KKTV reports that Laster began posting cryptic messages to his Facebook page all via his mobile device:

Early posts on Laster's Facebook page made around 9:30 p.m. on Friday night read:

Ernestine laster. Thank u for everything u have ever did for me. U will never forgive me. That i kno. But im not askin for that. Just kno i love u

Alot of people will never understand. Why? Only a few kno the truth. Life goes on. Solid

Im sorry for nothing. My journey has come to an end.

Then the final message posted came at approximately 10:30 p.m., reading:

Monike. Ur gonna hate me for being selfish. I dont blame u. Be a good mom to our kids. Dont let them grow up to hate u chica. B tbere for them. No matter what u gotta do. They are all over. Everywhere around me so its only a mattet of time. I love u chica

The final message yielded comments like:

Rayshawn please don't make things even worse! You have a baby on the way. Think of your kids!!!

And moments later:

Im bout to come down to the springs and f*** u up dog for real! Aint nothin worth it!

The Gazette reported that Laster has a long record of criminal activity, some with "confirmed gang members."

Comments

[danyul]

05:27 PM on 01/02/2012

Any yet somehow through all this, they'll try to "blame it on the white man."

[AMlegion]

01:01 PM on 01/03/2012

Didn't you know that the white man is responsible for these problems. lol

[toocoolfoschool1234]

10:18 AM on 01/02/2012

Ok, we need to make it a law that you can't shoot your mother in the head. Another issue solved. Next.

[mookie01]

09:38 AM on 01/02/2012

A true Sign of the Times.....Get right with God peeps...it's coming sooner than you think!

[Ryan Megan]

11:46 AM on 01/02/2012

yeah because no one ever killed their parents before this year...just ignore the lower violent crime rates...because you know the apocalypse is coming....again... for real this time.

[nobodycares666]

07:59 AM on 01/08/2012

god isnt real

[hart42rich]

09:10 AM on 01/02/2012

The death penalty would be too easy for that slime.

[onebluebrick]

09:19 PM on 01/01/2012

Sounds like such a brilliant person.

[LRN2WRK4IT]

05:46 PM on 01/01/2012

Sick, Sick, Sick!

[mater]

04:42 PM on 01/01/2012

NO WORDS.

[mu chowdhury]

02:13 PM on 01/01/2012

OMG!! Killing his own mom and switched on to Face Book?

[slock1010]

02:12 PM on 01/01/2012

I lost my mom last February. I can't imagine doing this to your mom. What a horrible person he turned out to be.

[silenthillfire]

01:48 PM on 01/01/2012

Moral of this story: Be parents before things get this out of hand. I saw it play out with a neighbor of mine. The mother was overly permissive. She divorced her husband. Before long her 15 year old daughter got knocked up by a 21 year old. The womans son has anger issues and a lack of respect. The boy is jailtime waiting to happen. The point is by the time they are 26 (like this guy) its too late. Parents should not try to be their kid's friends.

[nonpolit123]

03:41 PM on 01/01/2012

Sometimes it doesn't matter how good a job the parents do in raising their kids, the kids can still turn out bad.

[Yeup I Said It]

01:48 AM on 01/02/2012

Agreed. We are all born with a soul. Whether it's good or bad is the question until it develops.

[voluiim]

02:13 AM on 01/02/2012

Very true.

[Joaniejaye]

01:17 PM on 01/01/2012

I am very impressed with "Facebook". It is making a difference in the world. It helps this man to be just where he knows he would be when he commits a crime. His mom birth him into this world, and he turn around and took her out.

[rsxsims]

01:16 PM on 01/01/2012

what a way to repay a mothers love, he should have a picture in hells hall of shame..

[megandvc]

02:37 PM on 01/01/2012

How do we know she was a good Mom? Im not arguing that he is messed up for doing what he did, But there are some mothers out there who have no clue what love is. just a thought! :)

[makemesmile]

10:29 PM on 01/01/2012

@megandvc>>>You are right. All mothers aren't good mothers; some because they have no desire to be good mothers and others because no one in life has shown them the way.

[lamanatee]

01:03 PM on 01/01/2012

Enjoy the rest of your life in prison and prepare your anus for what's to come, Rayshawn.

[legalaid]

12:17 PM on 01/01/2012

What a charming man. Another thug among us.

[artyman72]

12:13 PM on 01/01/2012

Scum of the earth.......fry the guy and relieve us of one more drain on society.