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Arizona Man Charged in San Diego Killing of Pregnant Teen

Prosecutors say he traveled from Arizona to lure the girl to a Bay Park rental and now faces first‑degree murder and weapons counts while the newborn remains critically ill.

Overview

  • A 17‑year‑old pregnant girl was shot outside a San Diego vacation rental and later died after doctors performed an emergency cesarean; her newborn is hospitalized in critical condition with minimal brain activity.
  • Twenty‑one‑year‑old Trevon Malik Williams has pleaded not guilty to first‑degree murder and multiple weapons charges and is being held without bail pending a scheduled bail‑review hearing.
  • Prosecutors say Williams took a rideshare from Arizona, ordered flower and vase deliveries to lure the victim outside, made recorded statements admitting the shooting, and fled before officers found him hiding in a nearby canyon with a handgun.
  • One weapons count stems from an extended magazine on the handgun that is legal in Arizona but not in California, a difference prosecutors cited in court when adding a machine‑gun related charge.
  • Prosecutors described the couple’s relationship as marked by domestic violence and noted a prior conviction for violating a harassment injunction; the case has prompted local fundraising for the family and renewed attention to teen dating violence.