A man accidentally shot his girlfriend Thursday afternoon while cleaning out a .45-caliber gun, witnesses told police.
Court records 23-year-old Takiya Love told 24-year-old Pervis D. Smith Jr. to stop playing with a gun prior to
the shooting. Smith was ejecting rounds from the chamber of the gun
when the it fired and hit Love in the chest.
One witness told police that Smith may have thought he'd ejected all
the rounds from the gun because he pointed it at Love and pulled the
trigger and the gun fired.
Smith and one of Love's sister drove her to Truman Medical Center after she was shot. She died at the hospital.
Smith was arrest at the hospital. He told police that he was trying to
clean out the .45-caliber gun when it fired off and struck Love.
Detectives described Smith as "distraught" while giving his statement.
Kansas City police classified Love's death as a homicide.
Friday, Jackson County prosecutors charged Smith with involuntary manslaughter and armed criminal action in Love's death.
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Although physically she is not here she knows that you loved her and do not let anyone take that from you. The family brought her in as one of our own when her family did not have anything to do with anything, but nobody is speaking on that. When you hit the bricks be in your kidz corner for noone can take that from you no matter who it is. I have one comment for the her family, when she was on the streets where were yall? I do not recall seeing none of you exspecially her father but when something happen everyone has something to say. Sit yalls A@# down and shut up he got peeps too. Let that man live an take care of the only thing he got that depends on him in this world. Yall need to check the person in the mirror first cause we know the truth, and as far as peolple with mouth that have alot to say everyone has one where is the action, and there is not going to be to many more threats cause he got peeps toooooo!
First and foremost I give honor to My heavenly Father and Jesus Christ.I would like to extend my condolences to the family of Takiya Love. I pray that God touches her soul, and comforts her family in this time of grieving. I will also like to ask God for mercy for Pervis Smith,protection for the children in this tragedy, AND HEALING FOR ALL THOSE INVOVLED. In Jesus Name I pray,Thank GOD AMEN.
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