Pregnant girl, 17, loses her baby AND pregnant best friend, 16, to suspected domestic violence shooting

By WILL POTTER, US SENIOR NEWS REPORTER Published: 13:48, 4 June 2026 | Updated: 13:52, 4 June 2026 A pregnant teenager said she has been left devastated after losing her baby and her pregnant best friend to an alleged domestic violence-related shooting.  Abby Krebs, 17, was shot in the back on May 14, in Buckeye, Arizona, causing the death of her child, who was born prematurely and died shortly afterwards.  Her three-months pregnant best friend Rylee Montgomery, 16, was also killed in the shooting allegedly carried out by her baby's father, Michael Sanchez, 18.  Police said they believe the shooting was tied to domestic violence and followed weeks of threats Sanchez allegedly made to Montgomery and her family.  Sanchez was arrested at the scene and is facing three counts of first-degree murder, as police also arrested a second man, Anthonio Tequida, 19, who allegedly posed as Sanchez's getaway driver.  The tragedy unfolded after Montgomery and her friend Myah Hembree, 22, visited Krebs' home to 'hang out together', their family wrote in a GoFundMe.  The family said Montgomery and Sanchez had been 'arguing for most of the day', and said Krebs believed if she was with her friend then 'she would be safe from her ex-boyfriend.' Police said Sanchez arrived at the home around 8pm, and opened fire when the three girls went outside to talk to him.  Abby Krebs, 17, said she has been left devastated after losing her baby and her pregnant best friend to an alleged domestic violence-related shooting  Krebs, 17, was shot in the back on May 14, in Buckeye, Arizona, as her pregnant best friend Rylee Montgomery, 16, (left) was killed  Krebs said before the shooting, Montgomery had told Sanchez she 'wanted to leave him', and said she was 'scared he was going to kill her' as he had 'threatened it so many times', she told AZ Family.  The 17-year-old said Sanchez used location app Life360 to track Montgomery to her home, and said when he arrived all three girls went outside to help Montgomery speak to him.  She said she then 'heard a gunshot, and saw my best friend fall to the floor.'  Krebs alleged that Sanchez then pointed a gun at her and Hembree and opened fire, striking her in the back.  She said she survived by crawling into a pile of rocks near her home for cover, as Sanchez allegedly continued firing at Hembree.  Hembree was placed in a medically induced coma on a ventilator and has been hospitalized for three weeks since the shooting, as her family say she has been left fighting for her life.  She reportedly suffered massive trauma to her internal organs and had her spleen surgically removed, and also sustained a lung infection while in hospital, the Arizona Republic reported.  Their friend Myah Hembree, 22, was also shot in the tragedy and was placed in a medically induced coma on a ventilator, as her family say she has been left fighting for her life Montgomery's ex-boyfriend Michael Sanchez, 18, allegedly opened fire on the girls after getting into an argument with his pregnant ex  Anthony Tequida, 19, was charged with hindering prosecution after allegedly serving as Sanchez's getaway driver  Hembree's family said in a statement to the outlet that the weeks since the shooting 'have been an absolute nightmare for us.'  'Watching a vibrant young woman fight for her life while enduring multiple surgeries and critical injuries is something no family should ever have to experience,' the family said.  Krebs was also hospitalized with a gunshot wound to her back and almost lost one of her legs, and doctors performed an emergency C-section on her six-month-old unborn baby.  The 17-year-old's baby tragically died six days later, and Krebs said she named him Timothy Rylee in honor of her best friend who was killed.  'We were getting ready to plan the baby shower and instead now we have to plan a funeral,' she told AZ Family.  Krebs said she has been left devastated by the shooting, as 'we were getting ready to plan the baby shower and instead now we have to plan a funeral' Montgomery's loved ones said they were concerned by her relationship with her baby's father She said she and Montgomery had long been best friends and were both excited to be pregnant at the same time, and recalled they often said their children 'can also be best friends, they can grow up together.'  'That was our thought when we both found out we were pregnant together,' she said.  Sanchez is facing murder charges, and his alleged getaway driver Antonio Tequida, 19, is facing hindering prosecution charges.  Both pleaded not guilty at their arraignment on Wednesday.  No comments have so far been submitted. 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