LAFAYETTE, La. — The family of a Lafayette woman is urging others to speak out against domestic violence as she recovers from a shooting that police say was perpetrated by her partner, who then took his own life.

“Taking it one day at a time… and trusting in God,” said the woman’s family, who described her as respectful, hardworking, and deeply devoted to her child.

The couple shared a one-year-old son. Relatives of Kevin LeBlanc, the deceased, said he was a “fun loving” and “caring” man, and “a great father.”

According to the Lafayette Police Department, the preliminary investigation indicates the shooting stemmed from a domestic dispute. Kevin’s cousin, Devon Norman, said there were warning signs leading up to the tragedy.

“His mom urged him to leave the relationship and he did. And

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