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    Florida mom (Maribel Morales-Rosado, 32) shot dead in middle of her child's Zoom class

    https://nypost.com/2020/08/12/florid...ds-zoom-class/

    A 10-year-old Florida girl was taking her first online class from home when her mother was shot dead in front of her, police said Wednesday.

    The young student's mom, Maribel Morales-Rosado, 32, was allegedly murdered by her angry ex-boyfriend Donald Williams, 27, at her Indiantown home Tuesday morning ' during an attack witnessed via Zoom by the girl's teacher, according to tcpalm.com.

    'The teacher said that she heard a commotion, heard profanity, realized there was some kind of domestic altercation, [but] still could see the child online,' Martin County Sheriff William Snyder told the outlet.

    There were other students on the call as well.

    'The teacher said she mutes her button so nobody has to hear it and then she sees the 10-year-old put her hands up to her ears,' he said ' in an apparent reference to the sound of gunfire.

    The child's computer screen then went dark because it was struck by a projectile, Snyder said, adding there were a total of six children ages 10 to 17 in the house at the time.

    Williams allegedly confronted his former girlfriend about a video ' possibly one posted on Facebook ' before squeezing the trigger of a handgun that may have been stolen, according to Snyder.

    'He went in and confronted her with something to do with a video,' Snyder said. 'And then later we learned there was a conversation about Facebook.'

    The furious ex then fled by bicycle to a laundromat before boarding a bus, according to the outlet. But with the help of the bus driver, he was arrested roughly 40 minutes after the shooting and charged with first-degree murder, the outlet reported.

    Morales-Rosado was taken to Lawnwood Regional Medical Center & Heart Institute in Fort Pierce, where she died.

    It was her daughter's first day of school at Warfield Elementary School.

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    Geezus, I never thought of how graphically Zoom brings the family situation into the classroom. What a horrible thing to witness, those poor children.
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    Quote Originally Posted by up2trouble View Post
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    The child's computer screen then went dark because it was struck by a projectile, Snyder said, adding there were a total of six children ages 10 to 17 in the house at the time.

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    Omg, how disturbing. Those poor kids and teacher

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    'The kids are in shock': Family says 6 children were home when Florida woman was fatally shot by ex-boyfriend

    https://www.gofundme.com/f/maribel-r...d-kids-support

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime...nd/ar-BB17TqrI

    INDIANTOWN, Fla. — Brian Morales-Rosado's first day of the new Warfield Elementary school year in his virtual home classroom was one no one could ever imagine.

    As the 10-year-old stared at his teacher and classmates on his computer monitor Tuesday morning, shouting erupted around him.

    Donald L. Williams, a former boyfriend of his mother, Maribel Morales-Rosado, had entered the home with a gun, Martin County sheriff's officials said.

    Williams pointed the gun at the child's head, and shot the boy's mother, who died later that day, said Brian's uncle, Jose Crespo.

    "He's still traumatized," said Crespo, Morales-Rosado's brother, adding the boy didn't sleep Tuesday night.

    Five siblings, ages 9 to 17, were also in the home at the time and all six children are traumatized, he said. A few years ago, their father died in a car crash.

    Christopher Flores, Morales-Rosado's fianc', said the children have been asking for and miss their mom.

    "The kids are in shock," he said. "Their mom is gone and I have to be strong."

    The children are staying with their grandmother, Morales-Rosado's mother.

    Williams, 27, is in the St. Lucie County Jail without bond, charged with premeditated murder, two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without the intent to kill, one count of burglary to a structure and one count of possession of a firearm by a felon.

    On Wednesday, family members and friends stood in front of Morales-Rosado's home with candles and pictures of the 32-year-old. They shared memories of how much she loved hibiscus flowers, her family and the beach.

    Flores said he started dating Morales-Rosado on July 4, 2017 and planned to marry her later this year.

    "She was a simple woman," he said. "She wanted to get married at the beach."

    He said his fiancee loved animals and had three goats. One day, she planned to get a bigger home for her children and start a farm, he said.

    Martin County Sheriff Will Snyder said Williams went to Morales-Rosado's home and shot her multiple times in the presence of her children.

    He is suspected of using a handgun stolen in 2015.

    Williams then got onto a community bus. The driver told deputies she saw a bag in Williams' hand, became suspicious and called 911.

    The sheriff’s SWAT team, training nearby, took Williams into custody.

    Williams' arrest affidavit and other records related to the shooting have not been released.

    Ana H. Rosado, the mother of Morales-Rosado, said she and her other family members will fight for justice for her daughter.

    "It's not going to be an easy battle, but I have to fight for my grandchildren," she said.

    Martin County School District spokeswoman Jennifer DeShazo said Wednesday the teacher conducting a lesson while the incident happened requested her name and information not be released.

    "As you can imagine, this has been an extremely traumatic event for this teacher to process," DeShazo said.

    The family set up a GoFundMe account to help pay for expenses caused by the shooting.

    Crespo said the family is in the process of planning a funeral.
    Last edited by up2trouble; 08-14-2020 at 03:47 PM.

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    Smart bus driver.
    They should charge him with child endangerment, child abuse, just throw the whole book at him.
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