A man has been arrested in Kentucky for the murder of 20-year-old Darriona Jones, according Louisville Metro Police Department.
Police arrested 21-year-old Devin Minor on Monday and charged him with the murder of Jones.
Since Jones was pregnant, Minor is also being charged with fetal homicide.
The shooting happened on Sunday just before 9 p.m. in the 3200 block of Melody Acres in the St. Denis neighborhood.
According to an arrest citation, the pair were arguing, and Jones’ mother took the pair’s child outside to get them away from the confrontation.
That’s when she told police she heard a gunshot. She claims she saw Minor step out of the apartment and put a handgun in his backpack.
Police say she asked Minor “Did you shoot my daughter?” before he allegedly pulled the gun back out and asked her if she was going to call the police.
She put her phone away after the threat and asked him again if he had shot her daughter to which he replied that he had shot her in the leg, police say.
That led police to charge Minor with intimidating a participant in the legal process as well.
After Minor fled the scene, Jones’ mother rushed inside to check on her and find that she had been shot in the torso.
Police said they arrived at the scene and found Jones with multiple gunshot wounds. Jones was taken to UofL Hospital, where she and her unborn child were pronounced dead.
Minor was arraigned in court on Tuesday morning where his bond was set at $1 million.
The judge cited Minor’s extensive criminal history, including cases in which he violated protective orders issued for Jones, as a reason for the amount of the bond.
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