ORONO, Minn. (FOX 9) - The mom of a 6-year-old boy who was found fatally shot in the trunk of the car she was driving in Mound on Friday has now been charged with murder, accused of shooting him up to nine times in the car with a shotgun.Julissa Angelica Genrich Thaler, 28, of Spring Park, was charged Monday with second-degree murder, with intent, in the killing of her 6-year-old son, Eli Hart, on Friday, May 20.
Thaler's first court appearance is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Her bail has been set at $2 million, court documents show.
Another person, a man, was also taken into custody on Friday in connection to Eli's death. The Hennepin County Attorney's Office told FOX 9 on Monday there is insufficient evidence at this time to charge him in connection to Eli's death.
Eli's family has launched a GoFundMe to help pay for funeral costs. Eli was a kindergarten student at Shirley Hills Primary School in Mound, Westonka Public Schools said Saturday.