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There is a story out of Florida that is so sad, scary and horrifying, I almost don't know where to begin. A man is being held without bond after forcing his way into a day care facility and allegedly shooting his estranged wife to death in front of a room full of toddlers.

The couple has been in the process of a divorce since October, and have been going through mediation to determine custody and visitation of their 2-year old daughter, who was apparently at the day care facility when this happened on Friday. The divorce had become more and more contentious as time went on. The man purchased the alleged murder weapon at a pawn shop last week and spent time drinking in a bar on Friday before going to the day care and firing two shots into his wife's chest. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

The man blames the stress of the divorce. But obviously, there's a lot more going on here than that. This was pre-meditated, from the sounds of it. And clearly, the guy has something wrong with him. But here's hoping the legal system won't allow him to hide behind an insanity plea. Anyone who murders someone in front of children deserves to fry.

Not only does this couple's little girl essentially not have parents anymore, you've got a whole room full of children traumatized and maybe even scarred for life because of this. What an unbelievable tragedy.

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