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From the parking lot of the Red Roof Inn, a witness could see Sammi Jo Burkhart screaming. When police arrived, Burkhart was standing at a motel room door, visibly shaking, an officer wrote in court documents. She told them her ex-boyfriend, Mark Harley O’Leary, grabbed her arm and pulled her into the room as she tried to leave, court documents say. She grabbed the door frame but couldn’t hold . ....
Sammi Jo Burkhart’s family said thinks her death was preventable. Author: Allison Bazzle, Eugene Daniel (WVEC) Published: 11:53 PM EST February 9, 2021 Updated: 9:38 AM EST February 10, 2021 NORFOLK, Va. Experts say there have been more domestic violence cases across Hampton Roads during this pandemic. On February 3, Chesapeake Police found Sammi Jo Burkhart, 37, shot in the 1600 block of Chesapeake Avenue. She later died at the hospital. On Friday, officers captured Mark O Leary, 40, after a two-day search. Chesapeake Police said O Leary is charged with armed burglary, abduction, first-degree murder, use of a firearm to commit a felony, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. ....