Cops in Georgia take Treyvon Walker into custody after he killed his ex-girlfriend (Bibb County Sheriff's Office).
A 27-year-old Georgia man who lamented on Facebook that he "threw" his life away after he "just shot" his ex-girlfriend to death will spend decades in prison.
Treyvon Walker pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and was sentenced to 35 years behind bars followed by 15 years of probation in the death of 28-year-old Kaneza Rikial Owens, according to the Macon District Attorney's Office.
Walker was set to go on trial for her death on Tuesday but opted to enter the guilty plea instead. He also pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
The Bibb County Sheriff's Office responded around 4 a.m. May 5, 2023, to a domestic violence call in the 3800 block of Log Cabin Drive. As deputies arrived, they heard a gunshot from an apartment.
They rushed inside where they found Owens unresponsive. Paramedics took her to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead. A young child was in the home unharmed.
Prosecutors said that Owens dumped Walker because he was "violent" with her, but he could not deal with the breakup. He showed up to Owens' home and threatened to shoot her and kill himself.
Owens, who was recording the interaction, called cops. When Walker saw deputies arriving, he yelled "that's the police" and shot the victim twice in the chest before running away.
Walker admitted on Facebook what he had done: "Real Life Just Threw My Life Away Just Shot My Girl," he wrote.
Deputies arrested Walker a few days later.
Owens' mother spoke to the court before the sentencing.
"I don't know what to say," she said. "For someone to say he loves you, he wants to build a life with you and take care of you. Then for him to kill you when your child is upstairs is something I just don't know. I don't understand."
Macon District Attorney Anita Howard said in a statement Owens was doing exactly what she should have been doing to move forward with her life.
"Kaneza Owens did what so many people tell victims to do. She decided to leave, and she was killed for it," Howard said.