After confessing to police that he shot and killed his former girlfriend, 21-year-old Tavion Tapscott plead not guilty in court Wednesday, denying all wrongdoing.
Tapscott is accused of killing 21-year-old Breaja Jones , the mother of his two-year-old daughter.
“For him to do this to take my daughter’s life, to leave my precious little granddaughter without a mother, and without a father too, it’s horrible,” says Tracie Walker, victim’s mother.
Police say Jones was shot inside her Clovis home with multiple family members there to witness. Court documents say Tapscott came by to pick up some items when an argument broke out, resulting in gunfire.
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Back in April, Tapscott was charged with domestic violence and was on probation and had a protective order against him when Jones was killed. ABC30 Legal Analyst Tony Capozzi has seen far too many similar cases, turn deadly.
“The unfortunate part is that there’s no way to really enforce the temporary restraining order. It’s just a piece of paper and once it’s violated, it could be very serious like it was in this particular case,” says Capozzi.