DAYTON, Ohio (WKEF) -- Brand new information on Thursday after a young, pregnant mother and a 16-year-old boy lost their lives in Dayton early Wednesday morning.
Police are actively searching for the suspect in this double homicide, Nicole Cunigan Jr. Police provided a heartbreaking update on Thursday that one of the victims in the homicide on Shaftesbury Road was pregnant. 32-year-old Precious Taste was shot and killed on Wednesday morning. Dayton Police Department says that the suspect in this case is the father of her children, Nicole Cunigan Jr., who goes by Nico.
"He shot his longtime girlfriend, the mother of his children, who was pregnant with his child, he murdered her. So if he will do that, he will murder anybody," said Major Brian Johns with Dayton Police Department Investigations Unit. Cunigan is the father of Taste's twin four-year-olds and the unborn child that was killed on Wednesday. "I will add this morning that Ms. Taste was four months pregnant at the time of her murder," Johns said.
Cunigan is still on the loose and police say you should not approach him. He has a lengthy criminal history with former charges of felonious assault, assault, child endangering, abduction, weapons violations, and having weapons under disability. "He is presently on parole for felonious assault where he stabbed our victim Precious Taste back in 2022," Johns said.
"So be very cautious if you see him, call the police, utilize crime stoppers, 222-STOP, there's a cash reward, totally anonymous. You can do it online, through the app, but don't approach, call 911, get police help," said Johns. Johns stated this is a tragic case of domestic violence and sadly it's not rare in our community. "Man, we struggle with domestic violence all of the time, and when I say we I don't just mean the City of Dayton, I mean as a society it is just so prevalent," Johns said. "But we're always here I mean several years ago the City of Dayton really supported the Dayton Police Department in opening the Family Justice Center just two blocks away in a non-police building that is family oriented for children, for victims of domestic violence and where victims of sexual assault can go to get help." Cunigan left the scene on Wednesday morning in a white Chevy Malibu that the Dayton Police Department found in Trotwood. They say he was last seen with bright red and white on the ends of his hair and is armed and dangerous.
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