On the morning of August 4, 2023, 35-year-old Andricka Sims-McIntosh was killed in Detroit as she left her home on Gunston Street to attend a scheduled divorce court appearance. Reports say her estranged husband, Breon McIntosh, also 35, ambushed her; she tried to flee and was chased to a nearby construction site. A 911 call was made and officers arrived, but Andricka had been shot multiple times and was found dead at the scene while Breon McIntosh stood over her holding a handgun.

Breon McIntosh was taken into custody at the scene without incident and was charged with premeditated first-degree murder and felony firearm offenses. Family described Andricka as a loving, good-hearted mother of seven who had also adopted her nephew; her sister has stepped in to care for the eight children left without parents.

What details about that morning or the couple’s situation might help explain how this ambush unfolded?