Kyla Bianca ONeal, a 31-year-old certified nursing assistant and mother of three from Lakeville, Minnesota, was shot and killed in the parking lot of the Amazon Fulfillment Center where she worked on January 8, 2023. Nine months pregnant at the time, ONeal was found unresponsive with a single gunshot wound to the right side of her neck and was taken to Hennepin County Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead. An emergency C-section delivered her son, Messiah, who was placed on life support but died on January 17, 2023, after nine days with minimal brain activity attributed to oxygen deprivation from the shooting.

Police identified the perpetrator as 32-year-old Donte Rapheal McCray, ONeal’s ex-fiancé and the father of the unborn child. Security footage reportedly showed McCray exiting ONeal’s vehicle, opening a rear passenger door, then running after the car as she attempted to leave; after she reversed and parked, McCray opened fire. Reports say McCray initially claimed the shooting was accidental but later admitted to intentionally shooting her, and that he had previously threatened ONeal and her family.

Kyla is remembered by family as talented and dearly loved. Does anyone have information about Kyla, Messiah, or the events leading up to that day that could help clarify what happened?