Family members push for tougher punishment in murders related to domestic violence

BURKE COUNTY, N.C. — Nearly two dozen family members and friends gathered to remember a teenage girl in Burke County shot and killed by her boyfriend.

Jeremy Shayne Baldridge, 23, of Valdese, is now serving 28 to 35 years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder.

In the video at the top of this webpage, reporter Dave Faherty speaks with family members who want to change the law to increase the punishment for murders related to domestic violence.

?€˜He needs to die?€™: Family wants justice for woman reportedly killed by ex-boyfriend ?€˜He needs to die?€™: Family wants justice for woman reportedly killed by ex-boyfriend

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