COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) “My mom and sister were murdered in April of 2016 by my sister’s boyfriend,” said Patrice Butts, Case Manager at Safe Haven Domestic Violence Shelter. “He broke into my mom’s house and shot my sister and killed her first, and then went into my mom’s room and shot and killed her.”

Hearing about domestic violence brings back horrible memories for Patrice Butts.

Butts is a Case Manager at the Safe Haven Domestic Violence Shelter. She said her goal is to try and help others who are dealing with some of the same problems her family did.

“Because of my mom and sister dying from domestic violence, I want to be able to offer support,” said Butts. “When these things happen, it does not just impact them; it impacts the community, the children, the police, and those in the m

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