🚨 “HE’S GOING TO K*** ME”: MOTHER’S FINAL WARNING TO HER FAMILY ENDS IN TRAGEDY

🚨 Ashley Nicole Stenson knew she was in danger. Before her final moments, the 42-year-old mother secretly reached out to the people she loved most.

📍 She warned her family that her former boyfriend was threatening her — then shared her location while inside his vehicle, hoping help would arrive in time.

💔 Police eventually found them outside a Peoria H๏τel. But investigators say the situation turned tragic almost immediately.

Ashley Nicole Stenson was a mother of three and a grandmother whose loved ones remember her as a warm, joyful person who brought happiness to the people around her.

According to the account provided by authorities, Ashley became increasingly concerned about her former boyfriend, Cortez Lamarr White. Before her death, she reportedly sent messages to family members warning that White was threatening to k*** her.

In an attempt to get help, Ashley shared her location with her loved ones while she was inside White’s vehicle.

Her family then contacted emergency services.

Police eventually located the pair outside a H๏τel in Peoria, Illinois. Officers approached the vehicle as authorities attempted to intervene.

But investigators say the situation escalated within moments.

According to authorities, White allegedly pulled out a won and sh Ashley multiple times in front of responding officers.

Ashley suffered critical injuries, and despite the presence of police, the incident ended in a devastating loss.

Authorities say White then pointed the won toward an officer, prompting an exchange of gfire. White was ultimately killed during the confrontation.

The investigation has left Ashley’s loved ones facing an unbearable reality: the woman who had desperately tried to alert her family was gone.

Her final messages have taken on an especially painful meaning.

She knew something was wrong. She tried to communicate what was happening. She shared her location. Her family made the call for help.

And yet, the outcome was still heartbreaking.

Ashley’s loved ones remember far more than the circumstances surrounding her final moments.

She was a mother who raised three children. She was a grandmother. She was a woman whose laughter and joyful personality brought warmth to those who knew her. ❤️

For her family, those memories are now what remain.

Her story also highlights the terrifying uncertainty that can accompany situations involving threats from someone known to the victim. A desperate attempt to reach safety can sometimes unfold in seconds, leaving families and communities struggling to understand what went wrong.

💔 Ashley tried to let the people she loved know she needed help. Her family heard her warning. They called for help. But the ending was one no one wanted.

🕊️ Today, Ashley is remembered not simply for how her story ended, but for the mother, grandmother and joyful woman she was to the people who loved her.