Family members are pushing for justice and remembering the lives of a West End mother and her unborn baby girl.They said the man who killed them was supposed to protect them.Now, they want to make sure he pays.They said they are glad there was a quick arrest in the case.Beyond wanting to know why they were killed, they also want to make sure justice is served."It's hard to lose person, but to lose two and a baby," Michelle Sanchez said.A heartbreaking reality has devastated Sanchez.Her 31-year-old daughter, Michelle "Shelly" McDonald, is dead, as is her unborn baby granddaughter."I just feel so much pain that I just don't feel like it's going to ever going to end," Sanchez said.Family gathered to remember them on Sunday.They said Antonio Wilcox dated McDonald and was the baby's father.Police said he shot them in West Price Hill on Friday killing them.Loved ones told WLWT that McDonald's 4-year-old daughter witnessed the shooting.Neighbors said Wilcox has threatened to kill McDonald before, but no charges could be found to reflect that."Just a horrible person that they can do something like that to a mother and child, and to his own child," McDonald's cousin, Dorothea Young, said.Since 2004, Wilcox's criminal history shows convictions for obstructing official business, possessing cocaine, disorderly conduct and having weapons under disability.A court document from 2009 shows Wilcox threatened his child's mother with a gun and then discharged it. A second document shows he fired a gun on the front porch of a home.It also shows he was charged with domestic violence and endangering children, but those charges were dismissed in 2010.In June, Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters took issue with how county courts handle dangerous, repeat offenders."She can call a bond hearing in an hour and she can explain to the people of Hamilton County why this little punk is walking our streets," he said.Deters said there will be no plea bargains on cases involving gun violence.McDonald's family hopes that means justice is coming."Not only did we lose our cousin, but this young man, he's gone for the rest of his life. He ain't going to see the light of day. We're going to make sure of that," McDonald's cousin, Adrian Blasingame, said.Wilcox should not have had a gun based on his history.Deters talked with WLWT on Sunday and said McDonald's family does not have to worry. He said it is a tragic loss of life and they will deliver justice to their family.The family has launched a GoFundMe account to help with expenses: https://www.gofundme.com/f/in-loving-memory-of-michelle-mcdonald.
Family members are pushing for justice and remembering the lives of a West End mother and her unborn baby girl.
They said the man who killed them was supposed to protect them.
Now, they want to make sure he pays.
They said they are glad there was a quick arrest in the case.
Beyond wanting to know why they were killed, they also want to make sure justice is served.
"It's hard to lose person, but to lose two and a baby," Michelle Sanchez said.
A heartbreaking reality has devastated Sanchez.
Her 31-year-old daughter, Michelle "Shelly" McDonald, is dead, as is her unborn baby granddaughter.
"I just feel so much pain that I just don't feel like it's going to ever going to end," Sanchez said.
Family gathered to remember them on Sunday.
They said Antonio Wilcox dated McDonald and was the baby's father.
Police said he shot them in West Price Hill on Friday killing them.
Loved ones told WLWT that McDonald's 4-year-old daughter witnessed the shooting.
Neighbors said Wilcox has threatened to kill McDonald before, but no charges could be found to reflect that.
"Just a horrible person that they can do something like that to a mother and child, and to his own child," McDonald's cousin, Dorothea Young, said.
Since 2004, Wilcox's criminal history shows convictions for obstructing official business, possessing cocaine, disorderly conduct and having weapons under disability.
A court document from 2009 shows Wilcox threatened his child's mother with a gun and then discharged it. A second document shows he fired a gun on the front porch of a home.
It also shows he was charged with domestic violence and endangering children, but those charges were dismissed in 2010.
In June, Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters took issue with how county courts handle dangerous, repeat offenders.
"She can call a bond hearing in an hour and she can explain to the people of Hamilton County why this little punk is walking our streets," he said.
Deters said there will be no plea bargains on cases involving gun violence.
McDonald's family hopes that means justice is coming.
"Not only did we lose our cousin, but this young man, he's gone for the rest of his life. He ain't going to see the light of day. We're going to make sure of that," McDonald's cousin, Adrian Blasingame, said.
Wilcox should not have had a gun based on his history.
Deters talked with WLWT on Sunday and said McDonald's family does not have to worry. He said it is a tragic loss of life and they will deliver justice to their family.
The family has launched a GoFundMe account to help with expenses:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/in-loving-memory-of-michelle-mcdonald.
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