Man Shoots His Daughter, Then Himself After Posting Photo On Facebook (PHOTO)

A Colorado family is in shock after a
father took a picture of his 1-year-old
baby daughter, posted it on Facebook,
and then allegedly shot and killed her
and shot himself.
The 22-year-old father and suspected
shooter, Merrick McKoy, allegedly shot
his daughter after a domestic dispute
with the child's 21-year-old mother,
Kimphone "Kim" Phanthavongsa, around
9:30 a.m. on Monday in the Denver
suburb of Westminster, The Denver Post
reports.
A Facebook page allegedly belonging to
McKoy, which has since been
deactivated, showed a photo of McKoy
and his daughter just before the
shooting. The photo was followed by
two other cryptic posts, reading: "Don't
judge me had no choice" and "I told u I
can't live without u lol u thought I was
joking now me n Mia out this b--- [sic]",
according to screenshots of the
Facebook page obtained by New York
Daily News.
Police said that the young girl, identified
as Mia Mckoy-Phanthavongsa died of
the injuries. McKoy, who shot himself
an undisclosed amount of times, was
taken to an area hospital, but his
condition is unknown.
According to 9News, Phantavongsa woke
up Monday morning to McKoy Standing
over her with a gun. When the police
arrived, they heard a gunshot from
inside the apartment and upon entering
they found the child and McKoy.
Police said that Mia's mother, Kimphone
'Kim' Phanthavongsa, 21, had an active
restraining order against McKoy which
prohibited him from being in the
apartment.

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