An Ohio man allegedly requested bereavement leave before killing his pregnant ex-girlfriend on the day she was due to give birth to his child.
Kayvon Warren, 30, was charged with two counts of murder, as well as several other charges, in connection with the 2023 deaths of India Kinamore, 26, and her unborn child, according to a press release issued by the Colerain Police Department (CPD) on August 21.
Robert Ervin, 20, and Lamar Morris Suggs, 22, were also arrested in connection with the incident, according to the statement.
Authorities responded to reports of a shooting around 4:39 a.m. local time on March 4, 2023, according to a CPD release.
The victim, later identified as Kinamore, was pronounced dead at the scene. Kinamore was in the “late stages” of pregnancy when she died, according to police, and her unborn child died as well.
PEOPLE contacted the CPD for comment on Saturday, August 30, but did not receive an immediate response.
In a press release issued by the Hamilton County Prosecutor’s Office on August 28, prosecutor Connie Pillich stated that an investigation revealed Warren was dating another woman at the time of Kinamore’s death. She went on to say that Warren planned to kill Kinamore because he was in financial trouble and did not want her to have the baby.
Pillich also stated that Kinamore was killed on the day she was supposed to give birth.
According to Pillich, Warren, with the assistance of Ervin and Suggs, allegedly broke into Kinamore’s home with the intent to commit a burglary. He “even requested bereavement leave from his job prior to the death, a detail that underscores the premeditated nature of the crime,” according to Pillich.
“This should have been one of the happiest days of India’s life,” the prosecutor said in the statement. “Instead, the child’s father conspired with two others to kill her. This is heartbreaking. My office will ensure that India and her baby receive justice.
Warren’s attorney, Clyde Bennett, denied that Warren wanted to terminate the pregnancy and stated that his client wanted the child, according to WLWT 5.
Ervin’s attorney, Robert Jones, told The Cincinnati Enquirer that his client “has no ties to this case.”
PEOPLE contacted Warren and Ervin’s attorneys on Saturday, Aug. 30, but did not receive an immediate response. It is currently unclear whether Suggs has legal representation to speak on his behalf.
Warren and Ervin are being held at the Hamilton County Justice Center on a $600,000 bond, while Suggs is serving time in Ohio for unrelated charges, according to The Cincinnati Enquirer.
