A Maryland man was convicted of murder more than three years after attempting to set fire to his child and killing the child’s mother and grandmother during a shooting spree.
Ebony Wright and her mother Wanda Wright were killed by Ebony’s ex-boyfriend in April 2021, after he planned to meet his infant for the first time, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington, D.C., stated last week.
Keanan Turner, 34, also shot Ebony’s sister in the face and attempted to set fire to the child during the April 12, 2021 incident in Washington, D.C., according to authorities.
According to a statement from the US Attorney’s Office, the investigation indicated that Ebony and Turner were in a relationship at the time she became pregnant.
Turner urged Ebony to terminate the pregnancy, which she declined, according to authorities. As a result, he discontinued all communication with her. (The statement did not specify the timing of events, but the youngster was four months old at the time of the violent incident, according to a GoFundMe page set up by the family).
Following the birth of the kid, Ebony filed a child support lawsuit against Turner in a District of Columbia court. Turned responded by reaching out to her and asking to “meet his child for the first time,” according to the statement.
They agreed to meet in Ebony’s Washington, D.C. home, where her mother, Wanda Wright, and sister were also present. According to the GoFundMe page, Ebony’s sister, who was a college student at the time of the killings, was ready to raise her nephew following the tragedy.
Turner was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder while armed with aggravated circumstances, assault with intent to kill while armed, aggravated assault while armed, attempted first-degree murder of a minor, second-degree cruelty to children, arson, and property destruction, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
He is set to be sentenced in October and faces up to life in jail.
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