The Black Urban Times
A West Philadelphia woman, four months into a new pregnancy, is dead Monday after her former boyfriend and other men began fighting her current boyfriend and her as the couple left a courthouse.
Tovoyia Owens, 21 , was leaving Philadelphia Traffic Court on Spring Garden Street around 2:00 p.m. Monday when witnesses say five men attacked her and a man believed to be her boyfriend.
One of the men allegedly hit Owens in the head causing her to fall to the ground, hitting her head against the concrete pavement.
A traffic court Sergeant came out to the street after he was told of the fight and apprehended one of the suspects, a 29-year-old man, reportedly the former boyfriend of the victim.
Owens, who had a three-year-old daughter, was a student enrolled at Cheyney University and working as a pharmacy technician at Rite Aid in West Philadelphia at the time of her death.
She was rushed to Hahnemann University Hospital where doctors pronounced her dead at 3:10 p.m.
After word of her death spread, friends and family members flooded the young mothers Facebook page with words of love and disbelief. Known as Toya to friends and family, Owens enjoyed cooking and dancing, according to her Facebook page.
She was a bright young woman, with a great sense of humor who adored her daughter.
"Still can't believe this s---, You're my older sista, home will never be the same. Love you babe," wrote Abdul Aziz. "
"All we can think of is damn why they take our Toya from us? But we all love you we will always love your baby girl," wrote Zakkiyah Ali Kardashian.
Detectives are reviewing footage from nearby surveillance cameras hoping to get a look at other suspects involved in the senseless ambush.
"Hopefully we'll get the incident on tape and arrest the individuals responsible," said Homicide detective Captain James Clark.
"Hopefully we'll get the incident on tape and arrest the individuals responsible," said Homicide detective Captain James Clark.
Anyone with information on other suspects involved in the assault should call Captain James Clark at the Homicide Unit: 215-686-3334 or -3335.
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