The family of a woman allegedly shot to death by her ex-boyfriend in Minneapolis in September say the new charges filed against the suspect are bittersweet.

Mariah Samuels, 34, was shot 10 times on Sept. 14 outside her family home in north Minneapolis. Her ex-boyfriend, David Wright, 51, has been arrested in her killing. Samuels had filed a report after Wright assaulted her a few weeks before her death. She also filed for an order of protection and reported to police when Wright violated it the morning of her killing.

Simone Hunter, Samuels’ sister, said the killing has shaken the foundations of their family.

“Now this will be our first Thanksgiving, our first Christmas, celebrating without a very important member of our family due to MPD’s lack of response,” Hunter said. “This story is

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