MILWAUKEE — A pregnant woman was shot and killed early Saturday morning near 48th and Fairmount in Milwaukee's Hampton Heights neighborhood.
Family identified the victim as 28-year-old Kuvina Hickles. They shared with TMJ4 News that she was six weeks pregnant.
“He chose to take my child’s life. He doesn’t know he took part of mine. And my first grandchild. We were so happy. We couldn’t wait to go shopping. And he took that from me,” Carrie Hickles, Kuvina’s mom, cried.
Police say a 27-year-old man was taken into custody regarding the incident. The family said the suspect was Kuvina’s boyfriend, who she lived with, and who was also the father of her child.
“This gun violence in Milwaukee is ridiculous. Too many young women are losing their lives over domestic violence and it’s really sad,” Carrie said.
According to a reportfrom End Domestic Abuse in Wisconsin, 68 people lost their lives to domestic violence in 2022. That number has risen year after year since 2018.
Police say the shooting happened around 1:30 a.m. Saturday morning Hickles was pronounced dead at the scene.
Kuvina’s brother, Kevin Hickles Jr., had seen her just hours earlier to drop off food.
“Something kept telling me in my head to check my phone and then I had seen two missed calls from her,” Hickles Jr. said.
When he called back, he told TMJ4 News that Kuvina’s boyfriend picked up the phone and said a gun had gone off.
“I sped the whole way there. I knew when I saw the guy in the trench coat and the van pull up. I remember it from my dad,” Hickles Jr. recalled.
The family lost Kuvina’s dad in 2017.
“He didn’t have to do that. Didn’t have to take my child. I already lost my husband,” Carrie said through tears.
“She’s going to be missed by a lot of people. Especially me and her brother.”
They shared that Kuvina loved to dance and do makeup. On top of preparing for a baby, she was getting ready to go to school for nursing.
The family has created aGoFundMe to help pay for funeral costs.
Charges are pending review by the Milwaukee County District Attorney's office.
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