Tearful Mom Remembers Son Who Died Protecting His Pregnant Teenage Sister | Crime Alert 2PM 10.07.25

A heartbroken Wisconsin mom speaks through tears after her son dies a hero, protecting his pregnant sister after her boyfriend shoots her, records the attack on Snapchat, and then turns the gun on himself. Drew Nelson reports.

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Crime Alart hourly update, breaking crime news. Now he was
a great stand and induce me to me happy that
everybody ho's in the way. I'm Drew Nelson, a heartbroken
Wisconsin mom whose son died a hero protecting his pregnant
sister after her boyfriend shoots her, records the attack on Snapchat,
then turns the gun on himself. Police in Barron County

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said seventeen year old Marcus Heinojosa shot his girlfriend, seventeen
year old Mikayla Sadowski inside an apartment on Candy Lane
around two pm on Wednesday. Her brother, twenty year old
Tyler Sadowski, ran to get help after hearing the first shot.
He was killed at the doorway. A neighbor also tried
to help. Moments later, deputies heard another gun shot. You
know Hosa had shot himself. He was taken to a

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hospital and later died. Mikayla was seven months pregnant. She
was airlifted to a hospital where doctors delivered a baby boy.
Gina Sadowski spoke to Kayairi about her new grandson. He's
two pounds five owen sus fifteen inches long. Both mother
and child are stable. Family told police. The newborn is
doing well. Mikil like I Shaid went in there like

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all happy and stuff and they said a normal and
the world changed into just a matter of seconds. Deputies
say they are working with Snapchat to remove the video
of the shooting that Hehosa uploaded before he turned the
gun on himself. The Turtle Lake School district, where he
was once a student, warned parents that some students may
have seen the video. Life is precious. These beautiful children,

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I tell you they are beautiful. You love them. That's
a family friend of the Sadowski sherry hillstead. The family
calls his death quote a heroic act of love. In
a GoFundMe created by his cousin Issela Sadowski, they wrote, quote,
Tyler was only twenty years old, a young man full
of kindness, laughter and light. He was the sweetest son,
brother and uncle, always ready to lend a hand, always

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putting family first. Losing him has left a hole in
our hearts that can never be filled. As of today,
the fundraiser has raised thirteen, eight hundred and forty eight
dollars of its twenty thousand dollars goal. Mikayla remains in recovery,
surrounded by family caring for her toddler and newborn. More
crime and justice news after this. A Florida firefighter is

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arrested after police say she threw dozens of painted tampons
into her ex boyfriend's yard where he lives with his
new girlfriend. Our TV news partners at Fox thirty five
Orlando report Deputies in Valujah County charged twenty eight year
old Gabrielle Friends with two counts of misdemeanor stalking. She
was released from jail on her own recognisance and placed

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on paid leave by Orange County Fire Rescue, where she
has worked since twenty nineteen. Her first court appearance is
set for Friday. Investigators said the incident happened around ten
pm on September twenty ninth that the couple's to Land home.
The next morning, they found more than seventy five tampons
scattered across the yard and driveway. Deputies wrote that the
items were quote stained red. Home surveillance videos showed a

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dark pickup circling the street, then stopping when traffic cleared.
A woman climbed out of the truck bed and threw
the tampons across the lawn. The victims recognized the vehicle
as Franz's because of its covered dog kennels, and license
plate readers confirmed her truck was in the area minutes
before the vandalism. When deputies confronted France, she first denied
knowing where her ex lived. After they presented her of

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the video, she admitted being there, but said quote it
was not her idea. She told officers her mother and
aunt were visiting and had suggested the prank. Deputies wrote
that the woman quote purchased the tampons and painted them
red to make them look used before driving to the house.
The new girlfriend later wrote on Facebook that Frans quote
threw over one hundred plus tampons with suspected blood on

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them in our yard and driveway, adding quote, firefighters are
supposed to stand for honor and integrity, yet she chose
to do something like this and was arrested for stalking.
Deputies concluded that the act quote demonstrates a course of
conduct which evidence is a continuity of purpose with the
sole purpose to harass. France's employer confirmed she remains on

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leave while the department reviews the case. The FBI continues
their search for Christian Garcia a Los Angeles man accused
of supplying large amounts of methem fetamine, ventanyl, and cocaine
as part of a major drug ring in the Harbor area.
Federal agents said Garcia is one of their most wanted.
The thirty year old was one of several suspects responsible

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for moving narcotics across southern California. A warrant was issued
for his arrest in the U. S. District Court for
the Central District of California. He is charged with conspiracy
to distribute and possessed with intent to distribute methemphetamine, ventanyl,
and cocaine, as well as possession with intent to distribute
those drugs. He is also facing charges of carrying and

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possessing a firearm during a drug trafficking crime. The FBI
said the drug operation flooded Los Angeles neighborhoods with dangerous
narcotics linked to overdose's across the region. Garcia remains at large.
He's described as Hispanic, five feet five inches tall, one
hundred and fifty pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.
Authorities warn he should be considered armed and dangerous. Anyone

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with information about his location is asked to contact your
local American Embassy or the FBI at tips dot FBI
dot gov. You can also call them at eight hundred
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this crime Alert. I'm Drew Nelson.