A pregnant mum-of-five was killed after being run over and shot 20 times allegedly by her ex-boyfriend.
Arel Dawkins was charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action after the death of 42-year-old Braisen Cain.
Police found Braisen, a teacher, lying on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds
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She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Dawkins, of Blue Springs, Missouri, US, knew the victim, according to court documents.
A neighbour told detectives Braisen had recently broken up with him, as reported by Need To Know.
She added that the victim was pregnant with his child at the time.
The neighbour identified Dawkins in a photographic lineup as the man who shot Braisen.
Others told police that Dawkins confessed to running her over in his car before shooting her multiple times.
Video allegedly showed Dawkins running over Braisen before shooting her several times at close range.
He continued shooting after walking away.
He inserted a new magazine into his gun to keep shooting before finally driving off.
He then fled the scene in his car.
He was located in Springfield, Missouri, where he was taken into custody after threatening suicide.
Dawkins is being held without bond.
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