A man shot his ex-wife dead before turning the gun on himself, in front of their nine-year-old son, police said,
Brian Kesner, 38, called the cops himself after shooting 28-year-old Krista R. Copeland outside a library in Fort Worth, Texas, on Sunday morning.
He then shot himself in the head and police found his body in the parking lot of Southwest Regional Branch Library at just after 10.30am, the Star Telegram reports.
Krista R. Copeland (pictured) was shot dead outside a library in Fort Worth, Texas, on Sunday morning
Copeland, a mother-of-two, was rushed to hospital where she died from gunshot wounds to her head a short time later.
Their son was not harmed.
The former couple had married in Tarrant County in March 2012 but appear to have separated in recent years. Copeland was in a relationship with a new partner when her ex shot her to death.
Police say she had agreed to meet Kesner, at the public private lot to allow him to visit his son.
Witnesses outside a nearby synagogue told police they had heard the couple yelling and arguing moments before Kesner pulled out his gun and shot her while she sat in the driver’s seat of her car.
Copeland, a mother-of-two, pictured with her new partner Eric Burgess, and her two boys, was rushed to hospital where she died from gunshot wounds to her head a short time later
Copeland’s ex-husband Brian Kesner, 38, called the cops himself after shooting her (Copeland pictured with her two sons)
Her boyfriend Eric Burgess (left, with her) shared a touching photo of him and Copeland, revealing he was ‘broken’ by the news of her death
Their son was not in his mother’s vehicle at the time. Copeland’s other son was not with her.
Witnesses say Kesner got back in his own truck, drove a short distance, before stopping and shooting himself dead.
Friends and family of Copeland, originally from West Monroe, Louisiana, have paid tribute to the mom-of-two.
Her boyfriend Eric Burgess shared a touching photo of him and Copeland, revealing he was ‘broken’ by the news of her death.
Some described Copeland as a ‘warrior’ and great friend who stood by others during their darkest hours.
Others were furious her life had been snatched away.
Police say she had agreed to meet Kesner, at the public private lot of Southwest Regional Branch Library (pictured) to allow him to visit his son
Blair Barbo wrote: ‘I’m so sorry that your life was taken. I’m so sorry that your children have no mommy because of an a**hole who I pray burns in hell for taking your life.
‘You will always be remembered. You will always be loved. And you will always live in our hearts. Rest in peace Krista Copeland. I know God’s just loving on you right now.’
Copeland’s aunt Linda added that her niece had been ‘suddenly taken out of this world and away from our family… by a senseless and cruel act by the hand of an ex’ as she asked for prayers for the grieving family.
A GoFundMe account, which aims to raise $10,000 for Copeland’s two little boys, who will be raised by her mother Dee, has already raised more than $2,000.