Shontae Crawford.Photo:GoFundMe
GoFundMe
A Virginia mother who recently found out she was pregnant with her second child was killed last week — and the suspect is her ex-boyfriend, who shared the apartment with the victim in which she was killed.
The couple recently broke up but still shared an apartment together, according to police.
Crawford’s new boyfriend, Michael Webb, was visiting her at the time the incident occurred and told WUSA9 that Crawford and Fornah locked themselves in a room during an argument. Webb said he tried to intervene when he heard the shouting getting more intense, breaking down the door to the room.
It’s not immediately clear if Fornah has entered a plea or retained an attorney to comment on his behalf.
Shontae Crawford.Shontae Crawford Facebook
Shontae Crawford Facebook
Webb, along with Crawford’s other family members, have mourned her loss, launching a GoFundMe to cover funeral costs and raise money for her son Donovon Dimauri, who has autism. “Shontae was a beautiful bright spark in this world with a smile that lit up any room she walked in,” her cousin Erica Savoy wrote. “She touched the lives of so many and will be deeply missed.”
Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.Emily Crawford, Crawford’s sister-in-law, told WUSA9 that Fornah “was so controlling that he didn’t want her around us.”
Webb said he was struggling to cope with the killing.
“I lost my child,” Webb told WUSA9. “Every time I close my eyes, all I see is her and everything that happened.”
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source: people.com
