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One was shot in front of her son and the other was pregnant and planning a new life with her baby, loved ones said.
Mamadou Kallie killed Kimberly Ortiz Zayas, who was five months pregnant, and Tiara Rodriguez in a vehicle in Valley Township, authorities in Chester County said, with Rodriguez's toddler in the back seat.
The horrific slayings on Sunday, May 29 left Zayas’ and Rodriguez’s families in shock and horror.
"My heart is broken for ur mom for ur son for ur brother for my own sister and daughter that loved you. Tiara Rodriguez we gonna miss you beautiful," a Facebook tribute reads.
The murders happened 30 minutes after Coatesville police responded to a Mount Pleasant Street home and cleared the scene, Chester County DA Deb Ryan said.
The women were found with multiple gunshot wounds in a car with an uninjured 22-month-old child in the back seat that had crashed on the 300 block of E. Glencrest Road around, Ryan said.
Meanwhile, more than $2,000 had been raised on a GoFundMe for Ortiz Zayas as of Tuesday afternoon.
"On may 29th our families experience the loss of our beloved Niece Kimberly Ortiz Zayas a beautiful soul that was patiently waiting the birth of her first child," Omayra Betancourt wrote.
"Please share if you can to get the word out and help give this family peace and put their loving daughter and unborn child to rest."
Tributes for Ortiz Zayas also poured in on Facebook.
A GoFundMe for Rodriguez's funeral expenses had raised more than $2,400 as of Tuesday night.
"Not a day went by that she didn't smile," her mom, Maria Diaz wrote.
"Tiara wanted to be laid to rest in Puerto Rico, the island where she was born and wished to return to. We ask that you help us raise funds to fulfill her wish."
Kallie was being held without bail on murder charges at Chester County Prison.
If you feel unsafe around someone you love, contact the Domestic Violence Center of Chester County’s 24/7 hotline at 888-711-6270 or 610-431-1430. Call 911 if you are in immediate danger.
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