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A woman and her daughter were taken into custody for killing five family members inside an apartment in Morrisville, Pennsylvania. In this image, police tape is seen outside the Tree of Life Synagogue after a shooting there left 11 people dead in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Oct. 27, 2018. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images

The Police are suspecting a road-rage that had killed a Wisconsin mom Friday evening while she was teaching her teenage son how to drive.

The woman identified as Tracey Smith, 46, was giving her 17-year-old son a driving lesson when they met with an accident which the investigators of the Milwaukee Police Department described as a minor one.

Tracey, a Sergeant with the Wisconsin Department of Corrections, got herself shot when she stepped out of her vehicle to confront the driver who ran into them. The duo had a verbal exchange before she was shot by the latter, the Police told ABC News.

Going by the statement that the Police released on Monday, “This stemmed from a minor accident that occurred. The passenger of the vehicle that was hit got out and confronted the [driver] of the striking vehicle, Words were exchanged and the driver of the striking vehicle pulled out a firearm and shot the passenger."

Smith’s son immediately rushed her to the hospital where she was declared dead. Police held the 35-absconding-year-old man who was related to the shooting but refused to reveal his identity as he is awaiting formal charges.

The woman’s family called her a ‘beautiful person’ who had loved creating genuine human connections. They said that they were worried about her son, who witnessed the tragic encounter and will never be able to overcome the trauma.

Ollie Luckett, the victim’s father, told Milwaukee ABC affiliate, "I don't know what to say, but I know one thing, the way my daughter lost her life, it wasn't right. It ain't right."

"She was a beautiful person. She knew how to treat people. She knew how to talk to people. She was wonderful. That was my oldest daughter. And I wish you knew how I feel," he went on to add.

Kevin Carr, secretary-designee of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections, called Smith’s death "senseless act of violence" and that Tracey was serving the department for 23 years. He promised to stand in solidarity with her family when they mourned her death.

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