Ethan Reid, 23, killed his ex-girlfriend Kaylah Hodges, 20, with a
shotgun, in front of their seven-month-old daughter at his mother's home
in Scottsville, Kentucky. Hours before the murder, Reid wrote an
apology on Facebook, stating that he's "a terrible person after all and
was never meant to be happy."
The Allen County Sheriff Department
said the couple - whose five years relationship ended recently, got
into an argument before Kaylah was fatally shot. Reid's mother, April
Riley, was holding her granddaughter when Hodges, who had been living at
the family's residence, was killed by her drunk son. Speaking about
what happened, April said:
"Kaylah handed me the baby and got
around me, and Ethan shoved me and the baby back and went after her. And
then I heard a 'pop' and when I got to the edge of the hallway I saw
her fall out the front door. That beautiful baby has no parents."
Reid
was disarmed by a neighbour, who heard the shooting and went to the
house with his own shotgun. He was able to overpower Reid by using the
butt of the shotgun to hit his head. He then sat on him until police
arrived and arrested him.
Hodges, who was found on the front
porch by deputies, was taken to hospital but died due to the nature of
her injuries. Reid on the other hand, was taken to hospital to be
treated for injuries he suffered during the struggle with the neighbour,
and is being held in custody on a charge of murder.
Tweets by Ethan before the killing..
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