Was extremely sad to read this story. A promising young Nigerian woman, Marie Adebayo, was shot and killed by her ex in the parking lot of a Target store in Germantown, Maryland on Monday. Details of the story, after the click.
“She was so kind and so non-judgmental. She was great,”
That’s how Marie Shade Adebayo’s cousin described her to reporters following her untimely death. The University of Maryland, College Park grad was shot and killed by her ex boyfriend, Donald Wayne Bricker Jr., 27, about 7:30 p.m. on Monday, June 1 in the parking lot of a Target store. According to NBCWashington –
Adebayo dated Bricker for about six months, her family said. They broke up, and she agreed to meet her ex-boyfriend in the Target parking lot to talk.
Witnesses heard the former couple arguing in a car, and then investigators say Bricker fired at Adebayo multiple times. He fled in a white Ford Ranger, with police in pursuit, officials said.
Nearly 10 miles from the Target store, Bricker crashed his truck in Darnestown, Maryland about 8:10 p.m., police said. He was arrested in the 15800 block of Darnestown Road/Route 28 and then hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
A gun was recovered at the scene of the crash, police said.
Court records show Bricker is a registered sex offender with a criminal record dating back to 2007. He now faces charges including first-degree murder.
There’s a vigil tonight (Wednesday June 3) for Marie, at 8:30 p.m. at Seneca Valley High School in Germantown and here’s a link to the family’s GoFundMe page; they’re raising funds for her funeral arrangements.
Sad, sad story. Hope the ex-bf get’s life in prison with no chance of parole. Ever.
