Ashley Pfannestiel: Oklahoma mom-of-2 shot dead by estranged husband Konrad before he killed himself
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BLANCHARD, OKLAHOMA: An Oklahoma mother of two young children was shot to death by her estranged husband. According to the McClain County Sheriff's Office, Ashley Pfannestiel was shot and murdered by Konrad Pfannestiel in Blanchard on April 8. Before he shot and killed himself, he fired several shots at a responding officer.
The responding officer, who suffered multiple gunshot wounds, is currently recovering, said the sheriff's office. The 30-year-old woman leaves behind her two young children, Karson, who is just five months old, and two-year-old Fallon, reported People. Following their death, a friend of the family set up a GoFundMe page to help the family to meet the funeral expenses and also to financially support their children.
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'Those babies will never know how much Ashely loved them'
Kenny Rodgers, the family friend who launched the GoFundMe page said, "Ashley had two babies, Fallon and Karson, that was her life. Ashley would constantly show off pictures of her kids to family, friends, and anyone that would listen. She was a great mother, with a big heart that did not deserve what happened to her and now those babies will never know how much Ashely loved them."
Talking to the local media, the slain woman's mother Stephanie Poole said, "She was fun. She was the life of the party. She was absolutely everybody's best friend."
'We all celebrated when they got married'
Kristy McKinney, sister of Ashely said that their family was shocked by the alleged murderer's actions that led to her death. "This is a person who we respected in our family — who we really liked — that we trusted with our sister and her kids," McKinney told KOCO. "We all celebrated when they got married. We supported [him] as a person in our family, and we loved him like he was ours," she added.
On March 29, the victim filed a protective order against Konrad and following the order, he was supposed to surrender his guns to the local authorities but eventually, he did not give up. Kim Rennie, the family lawyer talked about the two children left behind in a post shared on social media. "I couldn't be more proud of this family for sticking together to ensure the children of this senseless tragedy are taken care of. RIP Ashley Pfannenstiel, your babies are well loved and safe," said Rennie.