Virginia Mother Of 6 Grandma To 2 Killed Over Facebook Post

Jennifer Bartell, a wife and mother to six, and grandmother to two, was shot dead over a post she created on Facebook. Now four people are under arrest in connection to the murder.

Police detectives said Bartell, 39, of Portsmouth, died Wednesday afternoon after a shooting in Cradock. Virginia Detectives said her death was a result of arguments over a social media post.

Emergency dispatchers received a call about the incident in the 70 block of Cushing St. at 12:46 p.m.

Bartell was shot in the torso pronounced dead at a local hospital.

The family has gathered at the crime scene. They say the woman leaves behind a husband, six children and two grandchildren. source

Portsmouth Police said Friday they had arrested 20-year-old Joshua Bowen and charged him with 1st-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.

Three other people, 40-year-old Shaunicka Cooley, 19-year-old Albany Pierce, and 38-year-old Shyrayno Jackson, have all been charged with accessory after the fact in a felony.