PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — My daddy shot my mother.

That's what court documents say a child, a young boy, told dispatchers around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday in a 911 call from Kenny Lane in the Churchland section of the city. The child's father, Hasheed Mills, now faces aggravated murder charges.

It is likely the death of 30-year-old Shaquana Deborah Jordan will be recorded in the annals of crime trends. Her children: two and 7-years-old, witnessed her death, according to court documents, and police reported she was five months pregnant.

Within the last year, Mills was charged three times with domestic assault toward Jordan and had protective orders issued against him.

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According to court documents, Jordan's family told detectives that she had kicked Mills out of her apartment and was reportedly scared of him coming back to take his items. A pile of Mills' belongings were found outside the doorway, including clothing and medical paperwork.

Court documents also reveal a history of violence in which each partner has been the accused.

Outside the crime scene, police saw a pile of items that belonged to Mills including clothing and medicine. The victim, according to court documents, reportedly told loved ones she was afraid Mills would return. These facts are consistent with Holmes' findings in some cases of deadly domestic violence.

"You're at greater risk of homicide when you are attempting to leave the situation," said Dr. Bernadette Holmes, a sociology and criminal justice professor at Norfolk State University, discussing cases of this nature with 10 On Your Side's Regina Mobley. "That's why it's important for anyone who is experiencing domestic violence to have a safety plan to let others know what they are doing and what is going on because they're victims."

According to the Harvard University School of Public Health, pregnant women in America, or women who have recently given birth, are more likely to be murdered than to die from conditions related to pregnancy. According to the study, these homicides are linked to a deadly mix of intimate partner violence and firearms.

"Domestic violence does not occur in a vacuum," Holmes said.

On Wednesday, video footage captured a dark sedan pulling up to the apartment complex just before 8:30 p.m. The driver, matching Mills' description, parked and walked toward Jordan's apartment, leaving the car on.

The suspect was wearing a green shirt over a white shirt, a green bucket hat, gray sweatpants and Nike tennis shoes. Footage showed the suspect and Jordan engaged in an "encounter" before the suspect was later seen running back to the car. The bucket hat was found on the scene.

The 2-year-old and 7-year-old were left abandoned in the home after their mother was shot. Mills was later arrested in Hampton wearing the same clothes seen in the footage.

He told detectives that "he had a child on the way."

Jordan was shot in her left arm and left side and died at the Sentara Norfolk General Hospital.

Mills has been charged him with aggravated murder of a pregnant woman, use of a firearm, abuse of a child causing serious injury, shooting in commission of a felony and possession of a firearm by a felon. He's being held without bail.

Mills is currently on probation for other charges out of Chesapeake and Portsmouth, according to court documents. Mills has previous convictions of drug charges, robbery, grand larceny, assault and battery of a family member and more.