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| Kimberly Black |
The Ohio woman was allegedly stabbed by her best friend while sitting in her moving car, so she hit the gas before she died and ran over her assailant’s two children, killing one, police said.
The bizarre chain of events began with a discussion between Kimberly Black and Sharice Swain, both 29, as they sat in a car outside Black’s home in Cleveland. Police said it was unclear what started the argument between the two old friends.
According to police, Black got out, went to her house and returned with a knife, and then stabbed Swain several times in the face and neck.
Swain stepped on the gas, apparently trying to escape from her attacker, and instead hit two of Black’s children and a house.
Kimshia Ruffin, 2, was killed, while the 1-year-old Taraji Ruffin suffered injuries police described as not life threatening.
It was unclear whether Swain intentionally hit the children, however, a neighbor who came to help Swain believed she had a different target in mind.
Black took off her clothes and fled the scene on foot. She was arrested several blocks from the crime scene.
“It is very sad that life long friends suddenly kill each other. An argument is one thing, but there is no need for all these senseless killings. Unfortunately, one killer has already died and the little child will not see justice served against her killer,” Melissa Lewis, 38, of Cleveland, Ohio told YourJewishNews.com after learning about this terrible incident.
Black was charged with murder and is scheduled to appear in court Monday morning.
