Prayer vigil held in honor of Lucinda White Tuesday evening

RACINE (WITI) — A prayer vigil was held Tuesday, January 22nd in honor of 44-year-old Lucinda White of Racine, who was shot multiple times late on Wednesday, January 16th.

The shooting happened around 10:45 p.m. near 6th and Villa St. in Racine. White suffered gunshot wounds to the arm and head.

White was initially taken to Wheaton-Franciscan All Saints emergency room. Later, she was flown by Flight for Life to Froedtert Hospital -- where she later died.

White's ex-boyfriend, Ryan King, is in custody and faces charges of first-degree intentional homicide. But he's nowhere in Wisconsin. Police from a drug task force in Nashville, Tennessee pulled over King on Thursday, January 17th.

Tennessee officers noticed King was exhibiting several indicators of extremely nervous behavior. He also admitted there was a weapon in the vehicle and that he had a previous felony conviction.

That admission gave police probable cause to search King's car. As they were doing so, the officers received an alert through dispatch that the vehicle they stopped matched the description of one that was possibly involved in the Racine homicide. King was taken into custody at that point.

The vigil Tuesday evening was held in White's honor, and in honor of all those who have become victims of domestic violence.

"My mom walked this world in pain and fear and now she walks with God in peace and freedom," White's son Timothy said.

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