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Jeffrey Kendall, left, allegedly killed his ex-girlfriend, Brittany Ligdis, right, foreground, at her home in Pinole, California on Feb. 16, 2024. Troopers with the California Highway Patrol took Kendall into custody hours after he allegedly killed her. (Kendall: Pinole police; Ligdis: GoFundMe)

A man is behind bars after he allegedly broke into his ex-girlfriend’s home and fatally shot her in the head as she hid with their 4-year-old son in the laundry room.

Jeffrey Kendall, 36, is charged with murder, willful child cruelty and possessing an assault weapon in the death of Brittany Ligdis, according to court records. Police in the Bay Area city of Pinole, California, called it a “tragic case of domestic violence,” Commander Matt Avery said.

Pinole police found Ligdis, 30, dead from a gunshot wound in a home in the 500 block of Summit Drive on Feb. 16 after reporting to a man breaking into a home. Cops, having identified Kendall as the suspect after he was seen on home surveillance cameras fleeing the scene, put out a “be on the lookout” alert for his Hyundai Elantra. Later that evening, California Highway Patrol troopers spotted the car and took him into custody after a traffic stop.

Kendall is at the Contra Costa County Jail on a $1.2 million bail. He’s scheduled to be arraigned on the charges on Friday, records show.

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