Stanley A. Davis Jr., accused of shooting and killing his girlfriend in front of her 18-year-old son, will face an open count of homicide in commonwealth court, Magisterial District Judge Richard J. Cronauer ruled today.
Prosecutors say Davis, 45, shot and killed 37-year-old Carlotta Springer-Howard with a sawed-off shotgun at their Sterling Street home in Wilkes-Barre. Springer-Howard's son, Fred Lassiter, testified that Davis and his mother were "arguing back and forth" on Dec. 16 before Davis went upstairs, grabbed the shotgun and shot Springer-Howard in the chest.
"He brought (the shotgun) around, kicked her, and shot her," Lassiter said.
A compilation of daily news articles from around the United States about deaths (including both people and animals) that appear to occur in the context of a past or present intimate relationship, focusing on 2009-present. (NOTE: this blog is limited to incidents that appear in the media and are captured by our search terms. We recognize this is not an exhaustive portrayal of all deaths resulting from intimate violence.) When is society going to realize intimate violence makes victims of us all?
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