Who is Ava Majury? Teen TikToker's dad KILLED obsessed stalker who tried to shoot her at home
A popular TikTok star has revealed how an obsessive teenager had stalked her before being gunned down by her father. What began as a harmless interaction between then 13-year-old Ava Majury and an online fan quickly turned into a nightmare for her as she realized she was being stalked. It started when an individual using the name EricJustin11 began interacting with Majury, now 15, in 2020.
The suspect, whose real name is Eric Rohan Justin, began stalking her and sending her Snapchat and Instagram messages. He also joined online video games she was playing with her brothers. In an interview with New York Times, Majury said that she responded "a few times" because she replied to her fans asking how their days were.
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Who is Ava Majury?
Ava Majury, a TikToker, is also famous across other social media platforms. She has 302k followers on Instagram, where her bio says she is "Beyond Blessed". Majury has accumulated thousands of dollars in sponsorship posts on various platforms. Reportedly, certain reality TV producers have also shown interest in her. Her mother is an ultrasound technologist, and she has two brothers -- Evan and Logan.
Justin's obsession with Majury began becoming dangerous with time. She soon learned that her hometown friends in Naples, Florida, were selling Justin photos of her, as well as other personal information, including her cellphone number. Justin then started calling and texting her.
“I had to unfollow all my local friends and Jersey friends,” she told The New York Times. Justin eventually asked Majury if she would sell him selfie photos. She asked her parents, they said it was okay because the pictures were already available online. Majury sold Justin two photos for around $300. Justin's behavior then started becoming uncomfortable, with him asking Majury to send him "booty pics" and shots of her feet. Majury ended up blocking him on all of her accounts. He pleaded with her to unblock him and even sent her over $500, with the message, "sorry this is all I have left I'm broke."
The home invasion
Majury's father, a retired cop named Rob, texted Justin, warning him to stop texting his daughter, who was a minor. Rob, in fact, reassured Majury that Justin was just " one of these keyboard cowboys," noting that he lived hundreds of miles away. Justin, undeterred, contacted a male classmate of Majury and asked him if he had access to a gun. He also reportedly shared with the classmate his plans to assault Majury.
Justin was not just one of those keyboard cowboys. On July 10, 2020, he actually showed up at Majury's house with a shotgun and blew a hole in her bedroom door. “All I remember was, I heard it, I felt it in my chest, and I looked up, and there was a hole in my door from the fragments,” Majury said.
Majury fled to her brother's room through a connecting bathroom. Her father heard the blast and rushed out to help his children, while his wife called 911. In his daughter's bedroom, he saw Justin, dressed in safety glasses, an orange Walmart worker's vest, and protective earplugs. Justin managed to flee and Rob armed himself with his personal handgun, waiting for the police to arrive.
Before the police arrived, Justin returned with his shotgun. When Rob asked him to drop the gun, he refused, aiming it at him. Rob then shot and killed Justin. However, Rob was not charged because the shooting was deemed legal under Florida's Stand Your Ground law. Police later found two cellphones Justin was carrying, both filled with thousands of pictures of Majury and hundreds of hours of her videos. Justin's father, Justin Dominic, who had moved back to India after divorce from Justin's mother, described him as a "nice kid" who 'made a bad choice'.
Dangers remain
Although Justin's presence is no longer there in Majury's life, there are others who still plague the family. Majury was once contacted by a registered sex offender, who called her "baby girl” and offered to pay her $1,000 a month for her phone number.
In fact, the male classmate who was contacted by Justin had also been following Majury. She also received a video from a classmate in which the student could be seen firing a gun at a shooting range. Majury had to leave public school and is now being homeschooled. The family was eventually asked to leave their home by their Home Owner's Association as their daughter's social media presence was the catalyst for a deadly encounter in the neighborhood.
Despite the threats, however, she is still active on TikTok. Her parents support her decision. “Most people would say the money. And yeah, it’s a huge benefit. But it’s the experience. I got to go to LA, the people that I met,” Majury said. “Just being able to make other people smile is what I like, the enjoyment of seeing the impact I made on some people’s lives."