Influencer Zaria Khadejah Carr, AKA Dutchess Dior, aged 27, shot dead by her husband after Facebook Live fight
A social media star has been shot dead by her husband, who then killed himself, after they had an argument on Facebook Live.
27-year-old mum influencer Zaria Khadejah Carr, who was better known as Dutchess Dior (sic) to her fans, was found dead in her Twin City, Georgia, home on Saturday night, June 14. Her death came after what authorities believe was a domestic violence incident.
Her husband, 36-year-old Shamarcus Carr, also known as The Frenchman online, was later found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound following a police chase. The couple shared two children; a son and a daughter. Their little girl had been born in November. In October, the couple and their young son, who appears to be a toddler, had posed for a pregnancy photoshoot and when Daria uploaded the images to her Facebook she wrote how she was looking forward to becoming a family of four.
According to officials, hours before their deaths the couple went live on a Facebook video, where fans watched as they publicly accused each other of cheating. In the video, Zaria claimed: “He’s getting mad because he doesn’t like the truth coming out.”
Zaria was found inside her home around 9.30pm that night after neighbours phoned the police due to concerns about a domestic dispute. Officers responded and found Zaria had died from gunshot wounds - but her husband and her car were missing. Authorities released an alert for the vehicle, which was later spotted in Wayne County, Georgia, which was around 90 minutes away from the family home, just after 11pm.
A brief police pursuit followed, but before police officers could catch up with him Shamarcus reportedly shot himself inside the car. He died shortly afterwards at a nearby hospital. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is now handling the investigation into Zaria’s death, while the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office is overseeing the details surrounding Shamarcus’s suicide. The GBI Medical Examiner’s Office is conducting autopsies.
Zaia, who had 33,000 followers on Facebook, was known for posting candid content on her social media bout motherhood, lifestyle, and her relationship. As part of that, Zaria often recorded live videos with Shamarcus and sometimes those showed heated arguments between them in real time.
In that final Facebook Live video, Shamarcus was yelling at his wife to stop her talking and at one point even reportedly threatened her: “You’re going to make me kill you.” This was allegedly because Zaria said she was going to tell everyone about someone named Oodie. The video ended soon after that.
Daria, who uploaded content frequently throughout the day, also posted two telling Facebook status’ on the day of her death. At first, she wrote: “ I really be too loving & too forgiving. Ima good woman but to the wrong boy. What you know bout carrying the load while being embarrassed, disrespected and steady helping a man fight demons. You can’t make nobody happy that’s not happy with themselves! You gone mentally and emotionally drain yourself holding on to NOTHING ! I walk through pain. (sic)”
Hours later, she appealed to her friends and said: “I really don’t know what to do but I need help before i lose my life or freedom ! My kids need me.” A short time later she was dead. Many people have now commented on this post to say “RIP”.