LAKEVILLE, Minn. – The man charged with second-degree murder in the death of his pregnant fiancé who he allegedly shot in a Lakeville, Minnesota Amazon Facility parking lot just days before she was due to give birth could face up to 40 years in prison if convicted.
32-year-old Donte McCray shot Kyla O’Neal, 31, one time. She died at the hospital where her son, Messiah, was born. Medical staff eventually got a pulse from Messiah but his condition is considered critical. Prosecutors say that if he doesn’t survive, McCray will face additional charges.
Officers on the scene say McCray told them he had been in an argument with O’Neal that day regarding his alleged infidelity but that he did not know a bullet was in the chamber of the gun when he raised it at her and pulled the trigger after she first tried to drive away from him in the parking lot. O’Neal’s mother said her daughter ended her relationship with McCray hours before her death.
McCray was on probation in Hennepin County and prohibited from possessing firearms. He is being held on a $2 million bail. His next court appearance is scheduled for Jan. 19.
