Thursday, July 31, 2008

Union County, NC man charged in shooting death of wife after violating protection order

Gregory Coffey, 41, who has had a history of violence against his wife, allegedly killed his estranged wife, 32 year old Towanda Lashawa Chambers Coffey. He forced her into a car, shot her in the back of the head, all the while driving the car towds, then into a shopping mall not far from the Waxhaw police department. Gregory was served a restraining order in June ordering him to stay away from his wife. The order replaced a dropped charge of misdemeanor assault on a female.

The incident began around 6 p.m. Tuesday, when police say Gregory Coffey approached his 32-year-old wife in a convenience store parking lot near downtown Waxhaw. Witnesses told police the man forced the woman into the car, then got in the back seat and pointed a gun at the back of her head.

The two drove off, but minutes later the car struck a brick wall outside the Captain's Galley restaurant on N.C. 75, in the same shopping center as the Waxhaw Police Department.
When police arrived, they found the woman dead from a gunshot wound, and the man on the ground outside, with cuts and bruises. Witnesses said the man shouted several times, “It was an accident.”


Police did not disclose a possible motive.

The victim was married to her husband for 3 years and had a criminal history, both misdemeanor and felony convictions, dating back to 1992. Her history included financial card theft and assault with a deadly weapon.

1 comment:

Desarae said...

What I fell to understand is what in the world do "Chambers" record have to do with her getting murdered??? So what she had been catching charges since 1992...At the end of the day My Aunt was a Wonderful, Loving person!!! She DID NOT deserve this! So in other words focus on
"MR.GREGORY COFFEY"