92-Year-Old AZ Woman “Anna Mae Blessing” Shoots Son Dead To Avoid Placed In Rest Home

FOUNTAIN HILLS, AZ. (THECOUNT) — Finding “A Place For Mom,” isn’t always as easy as the overplayed TV commercial claims.

Anna Mae Blessing, 92, has been identified as the suspect in the killing of her own son, Thomas Blessing, because he wanted to place her into assisted living.

Blessing, of Fountain Hills, AZ, has pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges in the July 2 shooting death of 72-year-old Thomas Blessing at the home they shared in Fountain Hills.

Investigators say Blessing was upset about her son’s plans to put her into an assisted living facility and argued with him over the way she was being treated. source

After the shooting, investigators say Thomas Blessing’s girlfriend managed to take away two guns from Anna Blessing.

Authorities said the mother and son had previously expressed concerns that the other could become violent.

Fountain Hills is a town in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. Known for its impressive fountain, once the tallest in the world, it borders on the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, Salt River, according to Wikipedia.