Kelvi McCray: Florida teen influencer shot by ex-boyfriend while on FaceTime with friends in murder-suicide

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WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA: Authorities say that last week, while the Florida woman was on a FaceTime call with friends, she was shot by her ex-boyfriend.

According to police, Keisean Shaw, 19, shot 18-year-old Kelvi McCray multiple times in the head, neck, and back at the West Palm Beach home they shared.

It is thought that her murderer then took his own life. In one of the 911 calls regarding the shooting, McCray's mother said, "Her boyfriend came in and shot her, my baby dead."

Keisean Shaw was accused of first-degree murder before he died

On the night in question, a neighbor also called 911. “And we heard the gunshots in the house. So, the son ran and when I ran to the house, I couldn’t get in,” the neighbor told the dispatcher.

A police report obtained by WPTV in West Palm Beach states that the murder-suicide took place at approximately 9:45 p.m. on March 6 at a residence on 13th Street off North Australian Avenue in the Lake Mangonia neighborhood close to Gaines Park.

According to West Palm Beach Police spokesperson Mike Jachles, "The victim was sitting eating dinner and FaceTiming with three friends when Shaw came in and shot her. One of the three on FaceTime was a witness for us that provided that quick identification.”

According to a report from authorities, the gunman was discovered slumped against the living room wall, suffering from a single gunshot wound to the head.

Both the victim and her attacker were barely alive when police arrived, and they were taken to St Mary's Medical Center. Later that evening, McCray passed away from her injuries.

The following day, Shaw passed away. Shaw had been accused of first-degree murder before he passed away. The killer of the woman was well known to the police and had been sought in the hours before he opened fire with two deadly results.

Shaw was wanted at the time on warrants for domestic battery by strangulation and aggravated assault with a firearm, according to CBS affiliate WPEC in West Palm Beach.

“We had him at Gaines Park, he then fled took off, led us on a chase for almost five miles,” Jachles told the TV station. “We had to terminate that chase because it was just unsafe. He was on our radar.”

“It’s just heartbreaking an 18-year-old was killed as a result of domestic violence,” Jachles added.

Kelvi McCray and Keisean Shaw knew each other for five years

According to authorities, McCray and Shaw split up recently. Despite not being happy about the breakup, the man continued to live with the young woman "because he had nowhere else to stay," according to the South Florida Sun Sentinel.

According to The Palm Beach Post, investigators claim that McCray ended his relationship with Shaw after more than a year of dating. The two had known each other for five years.

McCray worked as an influencer, stylist, and model. She especially enjoyed vlogging about food and sharing videos from events. After her death, her Instagram account attracted thousands of followers.

Ricky Aiken, the uncle of the departed woman, told WPBF in West Palm Beach, "She was as intelligent as she was beautiful. She had a flair for life, a flair that still inspires us today.”

Aiken told WPTV that the woman's family would not allow Shaw to triumph by ruining them. “I see the message in that, because if that young man wanted to do anything, it was to bring a sense of devastation,” her uncle added. “I think allowing it to not devastate us, speaks volumes to who Kelvi was as a person.”