Man apologizes on social media before killing his ex-girlfriend in front of their daughter

Ethan Reid, 23, killed his ex-girlfriend Kaylah Hodges, 20, with a shotgun, in front of their seven-month-old daughter at his mother’s home in Scottsville, Kentucky. Hours before the murder, Reid wrote an apology on Facebook, stating that he’s “a terrible person after all and was never meant to be happy.”

The Allen County Sheriff Department said the couple – whose five years relationship ended recently, got into an argument before Kaylah was fatally shot. Reid’s mother, April Riley, was holding her granddaughter when Hodges, who had been living at the family’s residence, was killed by her drunk son. Speaking about what happened, April said:

“Kaylah handed me the baby and got around me, and Ethan shoved me and the baby back and went after her. And then I heard a ‘pop’ and when I got to the edge of the hallway I saw her fall out the front door. That beautiful baby has no parents.”