Mother Shot and Killed in Front of Her 7-Month-Old Baby Outside Grocery Store

A young Georgia mother who dreamed of becoming a nurse was gunned down outside a grocery store while her 7-month-old baby sat nearby in the car — and police say the suspected shooter was her ex-boyfriend, who then turned the gun on himself.

Shyla Cummings, 25, was killed May 6 in the parking lot of a Publix grocery store in Stonecrest, Georgia, in a tragedy that has left her family shattered and a baby girl without her mother.

According to the DeKalb County Police Department, officers rushed to the scene on Panola Road around 7:20 p.m. after reports of gunfire erupted outside the busy shopping center.

When officers arrived, they found Cummings suffering from gunshot wounds. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police say the suspected gunman, identified as 23-year-old Isaiah Tarver, was also found wounded from what investigators described as a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was taken to a nearby hospital and is expected to survive.

Authorities say Tarver and Cummings knew each other, and family members later revealed the pair had been involved in a long, turbulent on-and-off relationship.

Even more heartbreaking, loved ones say Cummings’ 7-month-old daughter, Sariyah, was inside the vehicle during the shooting. Miraculously, the baby was not injured.

The infant is now in the care of Cummings’ parents.

“She was a beautiful soul who loved being a mom,” the grieving family told local outlet 11 Alive.

Her father, Roston Cummings, struggled to hold back emotion while speaking about his daughter and granddaughter.

“Keep our family strong, almighty God,” he said. “Her daughter is almost like Shyla 25 years ago. Same exact way. Adorable. Beautiful.”

Family members say Cummings had been preparing to start nursing school this August and was excited about building a future for herself and her daughter.

“She was in the peak of her life,” her mother, Shameeka Cummings, said. “Striving. She was the best. That was like my vacation partner and everything.”

Friends and loved ones are now preparing to lay the young mother to rest next week as the community mourns another shocking case of domestic violence turned deadly.

Tarver is currently facing a murder with malice charge, according to DeKalb County Jail records.

The investigation remains ongoing.