A protective order didn’t save Chinika Hursey or her boyfriend, Steven Campbell, from being murdered as they slept in her Randallstown home on April 4.
Police say the killer was Chinika’s estranged husband Dominick Hursey, 43, of Owings Mills.
“I fear for my life and that Dominick will try to kill me or hurt me,” Chinika wrote in the petition for the restraining order on the same day he allegedly attacked her at a car dealership in February.
She also wrote on the form, “he has several guns.”
The officer who served Hursey with the protective order warned him to stay at least 100 yards away from her home and workplace. Hursey was asked to turn over his firearms but, according to police, he said he didn’t have any weapons.
A judge issued restraining orders for Hursey in February and again in March. A final order was issued March 29.
6 days later, Hursey showed up on the doorstep of Chinika’s Randallstown home on Bald Eagle Court. The next morning police found the bodies of Chinika and her boyfriend in bed.
Investigators say Chinika and Campbell, both 36, were shot during the night.
Chinika’s four children were found safe in the home. They called 911 when they discovered their mother’s body around 9 a.m. Campbell leaves behind 3 children.
“At the end of the day, it’s all about children and prayer. Ya’ll have to pray for these children,” said one neighbor.
Police previously checked Maryland’s database and found no weapons registered in Hursey’s name.
Detectives believe he used a handgun purchased in Pennsylvania to commit the double homicides.
“This shows a huge loophole that exists,” said Jen Pauliukonis, president of Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence. “When guns have been purchased out of state, we cannot learn about those in Maryland.”
WJZ reports Hursey is in the Baltimore County detention center without bond. He is charged with two counts of first-degree murder.
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