Living In Fear: Wayne Wawa Murder Victim's Boyfriend Speaks Out

WAYNE, PA — The boyfriend of a woman who died after she was allegedly shot by her ex at a Wayne Wawa last week is speaking out, saying he and the victim lived in fear "everyday" that the man charged in her death would harm them.

Stephanie Miller, 37, died Thursday night after she was shot several times by an AR-15-style rifle in the Wawa at Old Sugartown and Morris roads.

The alleged gunman, Brian Kennedy, 34, of Devon is the father of her child. He is behind bars on first- and third-degree murder, homicide, and related charges.

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In an interview with NBC10, Michael D'Arco, Miller's boyfriend, said he and Miller had long feared Kennedy would harm them. "Every day we lived in fear that he would come to kill us," he told the outlet.

Delaware County District Attorney Katayoun Copeland said Kennedy and Miller had planned a meeting at the Wawa to exchange custody of their 6-year-old son.

However, around 8:20 p.m., Kennedy showed up not with their son, but with a rifle, Copeland said.

Miller died from gunshot wounds to the head and torso. Authorities arrested Kennedy about two hours later in Thornbury Park, Radnor Police said.

Court records show Kennedy previously pleaded guilty to a 2016 harassment charge in Delaware County for which he was fined $100. The victim at one point had a protection from abuse order against Kennedy, but that order had expired in September 2018, the District Attorney said.

According to NBC, D'Arco spent thousands in legal bills before the protection from abuse order expired.

"That is why it was not renewed," he told the outlet. "Because Stephanie had been a victim of a judicial system that she got caught up in with no advocates. No help."

D'Arco told NBC10 he was planning to propose to Miller. He told the outlet Miller was "a selfless person that was the happiest soul that you could imagine.

A GoFundMe campaign has been launched to support their son. As of 11 a.m. on April 1, more than $5,600 of the $25,000 goal has been raised.

"Stephanie was a very proud occupational therapist; helping the elderly as well as children with special needs. Our loss cannot be stated in words, but she will be remembered by the lives she changed for the better," her loved ones wrote on the fundraising page.