Isaac Smith is being accused of shooting and killing former NFL linebacker Brandon Short’s pregnant daughter Karli Short and their unborn child in 2021 and according to the Allegheny County District’s Attorney’s office, it’s seeking death penalty for Smith.
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Smith is accused of shooting and killing Karli Short in McKeesport in September 2021. Investigators said Smith is the father of that unborn child.
Short was 26-years-old and 17-weeks pregnant when she died. No court date has been set at this time. The 44-year-old father wrote about his daughter’s passing in a Facebook post.
“My heart is broken. I’ve lost the light of my life, my oldest daughter Karli passed away this morning in a senseless act of gun violence,” Short wrote. “The love she had was so pure and true,” he shared. “The world lost a beautiful soul. Thank you to everyone who has reached out and please keep our family in your prayers as we struggle through this difficult time.” The former professional football player played for seven seasons in the NFL for the New York Giants and the Carolina Panthers.
Here are a few more details about the gruesome murder.
Police said Smith had been texting Short and talking to her on the phone throughout that day. Short left the house on 25th Street around 12:20 a.m. after taking a phone call, police said.
Her uncle testified testified at a preliminary hearing last month that about 15 seconds after she left the house, he heard a single gunshot. He called her name but never got an answer. The man, who uses a wheelchair, said he could not get outside to check, but assumed it was just a random gunshot, which he said was not uncommon in the neighborhood.
Short’s body was found in the alley about 10 hours later. Smith was charged with criminal homicide and criminal homicide of an unborn child on Nov. 5.
A criminal complaint filed in the case said Smith was with another woman the night of the shooting and told her he was leaving to see a friend’s new puppy. Records from Smith’s phone showed that Short sent him text messages on Sept. 11, two days before she died, asking him for money and discussing plans for a gender reveal party, which Smith was expected to attend.
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