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By
D.C. Witness Staff
- July 20, 2017
Homicides
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Suspects
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During the preliminary hearing for a woman charged with the murder of her boyfriend, the investigating detective revealed there was a restraining order issued against the victim.
Kimberly Shaw is charged with second-degree murder while armed after she allegedly stabbed Leonte Cox on June 17.
The detective testified that he met with Shaw on June 18 before she was under arrest, and again after she was arrested. The detective said Shaw and Cox were involved in an abusive relationship and several incidents between the two had been reported to police. Shaw told police that she one time stabbed Cox. At the time of his murder, the two were involved in a pending domestic violence case, and Cox was the subject of a restraining order, protecting Shaw.
Despite this, the two met on June 17. Shaw told detectives the two got into a fight, and Cox pushed her to the ground. Shaw returned later that night, when another argument began but the two began fighting again. As Shaw was pushed to the ground, she grabbed a pocket-knife from Cox’s pocket, she allegedly told the detective. While on the ground, she lunged Toward Cox and stabbed him. Shaw called 911 twice, and then left the scene. The detective testified Shaw never fully explained why she left the scene after calling 911.