D.C. police officer Richmond Phillips (pictured) shot his baby’s mother to death and left their infant daughter to die in a hot car because he didn’t want to pay child support, prosecutors said during opening statements in Phillips’ trial on Monday.
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Authorities arrested Phillips in June 2011 after finding 20-year-old Wynetta Wright’s body at a nearby park, the one where they met to discuss caring for their daughter. According to ABC 7, Phillips lured Wright to a wooded area in Hillcrest Heights in May 2011 and shot her to death. He then left their daughter, Jaylin, in a car on a day that was 100-plus degrees. Her body was found a short distance away. She was a few days from her first birthday.
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There are conflicting reports about whether Wright was Phillips’ girlfriend or mistress. Phillips and Wright were scheduled to appear in court for a child support hearing just before both Wright and their daughter went missing and eventually found dead.
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