Police: Father Admits To Killing 2-Year-Old Daughter, Mother
FORT WASHINGTON, Md. (WJZ) -- A tragic case of domestic violence. A Maryland teacher and her toddler daughter were shot and killed. Now the child's father is being charged with their murders.
Jessica Kartalija has more.
On Neshante Davis' Facebook page, her two-year-old daughter, Chloe, is front and center. A relative says the little girl was the center of her mother's life.
"Beautiful, beautiful Mom; she'd do anything for anybody," the relative said.
On Tuesday, the mother and daughter left their townhouse on Palmer Road. Neighbors say they heard screams and gunshots. Davis and Chloe were both shot several times.
"Big family. Everyone loved everyone," said the relative.
Public records show Davis recently won a paternity suit and $600 a month in court-ordered child support from her daughter's father. Daron Boswell-Johnson is now charged in connection to their murders.
"The notion that someone would be bold enough to take the life of a child, to take the life of a young woman and think there would not be consequences is simply unacceptable in Prince George's County," said Prince George's County Police Chief Hank Stawinski.
"We are absolutely grief-stricken. I am enraged that another baby lost a life here in our community," said Prince George's County State's Attorney Angela Alsobrooks.
The killing of Davis' daughter marks the second homicide involving a child in the county this year. Last month, a six-year-old girl died after suffering blunt-force injuries that police said were caused by the boyfriend of the child's mother.