Families say final goodbyes to newborn killed in Buckeye triple shooting

BUCKEYE, AZ (AZFamily) — Family and friends gathered at a cemetery in Buckeye on Friday to say goodbye to an innocent victim of gun violence.

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Timothy Rylee only lived six days after being born three months early by emergency C-section. It happened after the baby’s mother, Abby Krebs, was shot on May 14. Another pregnant teen, 16-year-old Rylee Montgomery, and a third woman, 22-year-old Myah Hembree, were also shot that night.

Montgomery and her unborn baby died. Hembree is still in the hospital, fighting for her life three weeks later.

“It’s been unimaginable. Like it feels like I’m just gonna wake up and none of this is gonna be real,” said Krebs.

Krebs, 17, is grieving the loss of her baby boy and the best friend she named him after.

“Today’s been very hard,” Krebs said. “I just wanted to thank everybody who came for being here because your support throughout this means a lot to me.”

“None of this should have ever happened,” said Amy Montgomery, Rylee’s stepmother.

The suspected killer is Rylee’s boyfriend, Michael Sanchez, 18.

“We shouldn’t be doing this. No one should have to go through this,” said Eric Montgomery, Rylee’s father.

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Rylee’s parents want their daughter and Abby’s son buried side by side.

“I paid for the plot for them,” Amy Montgomery said. “I kind of feel a little guilty not for everything that happened, but I feel guilty that Abby had to lose her son over all this too. It’s just not fair. It’s not fair at all.”

“I know that Rylee and me both really wanted our kids to grow up together so in burying them together it’s kind of not the same but it compensates slightly,” Krebs said.

Next week, the families will gather again for a service in honor of Rylee.

“She’s gonna be right there next to Timmy for all eternity,” Amy Montgomery said.

The accused shooter and his suspected getaway driver appeared in court this week. Both pleaded not guilty.

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