Current:Home > MarketsModel Kelvi McCray Dead at 18 After Being Shot by Ex While on FaceTime With Friends -Legacy Profit Partners
Model Kelvi McCray Dead at 18 After Being Shot by Ex While on FaceTime With Friends
View
Date:2025-04-18 16:36:34
Kelvi McCray lost her life in a horrible tragedy.
The 18-year-old model was killed on March 6 after her ex-boyfriend Keisean Shaw, 19, allegedly shot her multiple times before turning the gun on himself, West Palm Beach police said per NBC6.
"The victim was sitting, eating dinner and FaceTiming with three friends, when Shaw came in and shot her," West Palm Beach spokesman Mike Jachles told the outlet. "One of the three on FaceTime was actually a witness for us that provided that quick identification."
Citing a police report, NBC's WPTV said both a neighbor and McCray's mother called 911, the latter telling the dispatcher, "Her boyfriend came in and shot her, my baby dead."
According to the outlet, the police report states that when authorities arrived at the home they found McCray with numerous gunshot wounds to her head, back and neck. Shaw was reportedly found leaning against a living room wall with a gunshot wound to his head.
Both McCray and Shaw were taken to a local hospital, where McCray died later that evening. Shaw died from his wound the following day.
McCray's family told police that she and Shaw had broken up, but that he was still living in the home and had not taken the split very well.
According to an affidavit obtained by People, police had responded to a 911 call from McCray one day prior, where she alleged Shaw had assaulted her and threatened her with a gun. WPTV reports that, citing police, law enforcement were looking for Shaw prior to the shooting regarding the incident, however lost him during a prolonged car chase.
"We knew what kind of car he was in," PD spokesman Jachles said, per the outlet. "We knew who we were looking for, but he just alluded us and tragically returned."
E! News has reached out to West Palm PD for comment but has not yet heard back.
Now as McCray's loved ones grapple with her shocking murder, they also mourn the person they've lost.
"I wrote in my journal last night that the tragedy isn't that she died, we all must go, the way Kelvi went," her uncle Ricky Aiken told WPTV. "The tragedy is probably how she died and how old she was when she died."
He added, "Kelvi was a go-getter, she had an entrepreneurial spirit about her, she was as beautiful, as she was smart. Kelvi has left a legacy and there's not much more you could ask for a life well lived."
For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News AppveryGood! (87)
Related
- 'We're reborn!' Gazans express joy at returning home to north
- 2 missiles fired from Yemen in the direction of U.S. ship, officials say
- Honda, Jeep, and Volvo among 337,000 vehicles recalled: Check car recalls here
- North Korea restores border guard posts as tensions rise over its satellite launch, Seoul says
- Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Triathlon
- Peru’s top prosecutor blames President Boluarte for deaths of protesters as political crisis deepens
- Massive crocodile sighting: Watch 14-foot 'Croczilla' in Florida Everglades
- Russian court extends detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Gershkovich until end of January
- Jamie Foxx reps say actor was hit in face by a glass at birthday dinner, needed stitches
- High stakes and glitz mark the vote in Paris for the 2030 World Expo host
Ranking
- Will the 'Yellowstone' finale be the last episode? What we know about Season 6, spinoffs
- A Husky is unable to bark after he was shot in the snout by a neighbor in Phoenix
- Holiday scams aren't so easy to spot anymore. How online shoppers can avoid swindlers.
- Motown bound! Patrick Kane signs one-year deal with Red Wings
- House passes bill to add 66 new federal judgeships, but prospects murky after Biden veto threat
- German-Israeli singer admits he lied when accusing hotel of antisemitism in a video that went viral
- Beware, NFL coaches: Panthers' job vacancy deserves a major warning label
- A Husky is unable to bark after he was shot in the snout by a neighbor in Phoenix
Recommendation
Working Well: When holidays present rude customers, taking breaks and the high road preserve peace
LeBron James sets all-time minutes played record in worst loss of his 21-year career
Minnesota Wild fire coach Dean Evason amid disappointing start, hire John Hynes
In new challenge to indictment, Trump’s lawyers argue he had good basis to question election results
At site of suspected mass killings, Syrians recall horrors, hope for answers
Meta deliberately targeted young users, ensnaring them with addictive tech, states claim
Inside the Weird, Wild and Tragically Short Life of Anna Nicole Smith
Tensions are bubbling up at thirsty Arizona alfalfa farms as foreign firms exploit unregulated water