Anaheim woman killed in domestic violence shooting as advocates warn of growing crisis

The Brief

  • A woman was shot and killed in Anaheim, and police say her boyfriend later opened fire on neighboring homes before being taken into custody.
  • Domestic violence advocates say the Anaheim killing is part of a troubling string of deadly cases across Southern California in the past week.
  • Friends and neighbors are mourning the Anaheim victim, a single mother who was studying to become a nurse.

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Neighbors in an Anaheim neighborhood woke Wednesday morning to gunshots tearing through their homes. One of them, My Phu, heard the gunfire clearly.

“I heard a shotgun, like bam bam bam, three times,” Phu said.

Police say a woman was shot and killed inside a nearby home by her boyfriend, who then opened fire on neighboring houses. Two bullets hit Phu’s home.

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