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Arel Dawkins is accused of running over his ex-girlfriend, Braisen Cain, in her front yard with his Ford F-150 before firing multiple rounds at her and killing her

Cain was pregnant with Dawkins' baby and had recently broken up with him, police said

Cain is the mother of five boys, ages 2 to 19, and was a teacher

A pregnant Missouri mother of five was killed after being run over with a pickup truck and then shot with more than 20 rounds — and now her ex-boyfriend is accused of taking her life.

Arel Dawkins, of Blue Springs, was arrested on Wed., Aug. 6, and charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the shooting death of Braisen Cain, 42, according to the Jackson County prosecutor’s office.

At 7:51 a.m. on Aug. 6, Kansas City police officers dispatche

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