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A 20-year-old Massachusetts woman was found shot to death inside her home after police had an hours-long standoff with her ex-boyfriend.
Police responded to a home in Falmouth, Mass., after a woman called 911 on Monday to say that her niece had been shot. When they arrived, officers saw 23-year-old Tyler Gibbs, who was allegedly brandishing a gun.
When police entered the home, they found the body of Kianna Paige Barrows in her upstairs bedroom. She had been shot in the head.
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PEOPLE confirms that Gibbs faces charges of murder, assault to murder with a firearm and possessing a firearm without an FID (Firearm Identification) card. He has not yet entered a plea and court records do not reflect an attorney authorized to speak on his behalf. He is being held without bond.
AGoFundMe fundraiserhas been set up to raise money for Barrows' funeral and burial expenses.
“She was the most loving and caring person who touched many lives,” fundraiser organizers wrote. “Kianna was a young woman, 20, with so much left to live.”
In anonline obituary, Barrows' family mourned her loss.
“God wanted his angel, for a reason we will never understand,” the family wrote. “How do we as a family even begin to survive this tragedy, or paint her picture for those of you who did not have the pleasure of knowing this passionate, vibrant, light of our lives?”
“Kianna had a deep, fierce love for her family, and also her friends,” the obituary continued. “She was kind to those who were different and shunned. Our hearts are breaking that we will never know what her gifts and talents would have blessed this world with, and this world is lesser for it.”
source: people.com
