REMEMBER Kelvi
Kelvi McCray
18 YEARS OLD ·
West Palm Beach,
Florida
Kelvi McCray was only 18. Her family remembered her as intelligent and ambitious.
Kelvi McCray was 18 years old, the second-youngest of five children, and remembered by her family as fearless, intelligent, ambitious, and full of possibility. A “go-getter” with an entrepreneurial spirit, Kelvi explored interests in nursing and law, developed her skills in cosmetology, and had recently earned a security license. She loved the beach, where family and friends later gathered for a vigil in her memory.
THE RECORD
On March 6, 2024, Kelvi McCray was fatally shot inside her West Palm Beach home by her former boyfriend, 19-year-old Keisean Shaw, while she was eating dinner and speaking with friends over FaceTime. Police found Kelvi suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Shaw was also found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound and later died. Police investigated the deaths as a homicide-suicide.
RELATIONSHIP CONTEXT
Ex-boyfriend
On March 5, Kelvi contacted police regarding Shaw. Reporting based on police records says she reported that he had strangled her, threatened her with a firearm and prevented her from leaving. Police were looking for Shaw afterward but did not locate him before he returned the following day.
Kelvi's mother publicly questioned the police response. Her attorneys alleged that officers failed to protect Kelvi adequately after the earlier incident; WPTV reported that police responded and that services had been offered. There had not been a restraining order, according to the report.
PATTERNS DOCUMENTED IN AVAILABLE RECORDS
These indicators reflect what could be established from available sources. Absence from this list does not establish that a behavior did not occur.
TIMELINE
Violence reported to police
Kelvi reported that her ex-boyfriend strangled her, threatened her with a firearm, and held her against her will. Police sought to arrest him, but he remained at large.
Fatal incident
Kelvi was fatally shot inside her West Palm Beach home while eating dinner and speaking with friends over FaceTime. Police identified her former boyfriend as the shooter.
LEGAL / SYSTEM RESPONSE
Kelvi had contact with West Palm Beach police regarding violence by Shaw the day before her death. Police were seeking Shaw following that incident but did not locate him before he returned to the home. After Kelvi's death, her mother and attorneys publicly questioned the police response and argued that more should have been done to protect her. West Palm Beach police told WPTV that services had been offered. WPTV reported that no restraining order had previously been filed.
SOURCES
Kelvi was fatally shot inside her West Palm Beach home while eating dinner and speaking with friends over FaceTime. Police identified her former boyfriend as the shooter.
WPTV
INFORMATION LIMITATIONS
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TRANSPARENCY / RECORD NOTE
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