The family of a Virginia teen who was fatally stabbed on Saturday was “shocked” to learn her boyfriend was arrested for her death.
Leah Adams, 19, died after she was found on her driveway in Front Royal, Virginia, suffering from stabbing wounds to her chest. Her 17-year-old boyfriend, who has not been identified, was charged Sunday with second-degree murder.
“They got along very well, so we were shocked to hear everything that happened,” her father Robert Adams told news station WRC-TV.
Police responded to her home Saturday night after getting a call about a possible hit-and-run and a woman screaming for help.
The 19-year-old college student was rushed to a local hospital, where she died from her injuries.
Witnesses told authorities that a car hit a mailbox at the home and drove away. Around the same time, police got a call about an attempted burglary at a nearby home, where they found the teen suspect, news station WTTG reported.
Robert Adams said his daughter had been dating the suspect, who is a high school senior, for a few months.
“It’s possible he was on some type of drug that made him go crazy,” he said.
The 17-year-old student is being held without bond. His next court appearance is scheduled for April 6.