A MOTHER-OF-THREE has allegedly been shot dead by her boyfriend and her children reportedly saw the horror unfold.
Josefina Tavarez’s body was found in her North Carolina home on September 30.
Mom-of-three Josefina Tavarez was shot dead[/caption]
She was allegedly killed by her boyfriend[/caption]
And, a chilling video on Facebook appeared to show her alleged killer, Hariston Jose Ureña-Morales, walking around a house, explaining he failed.
The grisly clip also showed a woman’s body on the ground and screams could be heard in the background.
Ureña-Morales, 44, reportedly begged for forgiveness and claimed the person he loved cheated on him.
“My people, I’m sorry. Forgive me,” he said in Spanish.
“I have failed but they made me fail.”
Tavarez and Ureña-Morales lived together and they were in a relationship.
Tavarez’s son, 11, and her daughter, eight, saw their mom get killed, as revealed in a GoFundMe.
The children have been left deeply traumatized, according to the fundraiser.
Ureña-Morales has been charged with Tavarez’s murder and claimed in court he was forced to kill her, as reported by the NBC affiliate WRAL-TV.
“I was forced to do it,” he said.
Meanwhile, tributes have been paid to the doting parent.
“She was a devoted mother, daughter, and friend whose love and light touched everyone who knew her,” her grieving family said.
One donor, Irania Almanzar, said she would always love Tavarez.
My people, I’m sorry. Forgive me
Hariston Jose Urena-Morales
“I love you my friend, and I will always love you,” she said.
“See you in the arms of the King.”
Cops suspect the shooting was linked to a domestic dispute.
Ureña-Morales is scheduled to appear in court next on October 22.
He is being held without bond.
If convicted, he faces either life in prison without parole, or the death penalty.
One in four women in the US over the age of 18 have been the victim of severe physical violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime, according to the National Domestic Violence Hotline.
Hariston Jose Ureña-Morales apologized in the chilling footage[/caption]
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or chat at thehotline.org.
