She Thought They Were Celebrating Her Pregnancy – Then He Shot Her in the Head for Refusing to Have an Abortion

By: Chris Spargo, originally published October 29, 2025, People.com

Donovan Faison, 23, shot Kaylin Fiengo, 18, in the head and then left her and their unborn child to die after learning she was pregnant.

NEED TO KNOW

• Donovan Faison, 23, was convicted of murdering his girlfriend and their unborn child by a Florida jury on Oct. 28
• Kaylin Fiengo was just 18 when she was fatally shot in the head after Faison lured her to a Florida park on Nov. 11, 2022
• Prosecutors said that Faison murdered his girlfriend after she informed him she was pregnant with their child, but refused to have an abortion

A Florida man who lured his girlfriend to a remote park and then shot her dead after learning she was pregnant has been found guilty.

Donovan Faison, 23, was convicted by a jury on charges of first-degree murder, killing an unborn child and burglary, and now could face the death penalty.

The charges stem from the death of 18-year-old Kaylin Fiengo, who was shot dead as she sat inside her car at Coastline Park in Sanford on Nov. 11, 2022.

Faison was arrested 10 months later and charged with the murders of his teenage girlfriend and her unborn child.

His arrest came after investigators with the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office were able to find text messages between Fasion and Fiengo in which he expressed his displeasure when he learned about the pregnancy.

When Fiengo first announced the news of her pregnancy to Faison by sending a photo of two positive pregnancy tests, he accused her of lying and then texted “Abortion!!!,” according to Matt Reed, the public information officer for the State Attorney’s office in the 18th Judicial Circuit.

Prosecutors argued at trial that Faison was “angry and felt pressured because he was living with another woman who suspected him of cheating,” according to Bell.

Also introduced at trial was a text Faison sent a friend when Fiengo refused to get an abortion.

“On my brothers grave, I’m gonna crop her out,” Faison wrote in that text, according to prosecutors.

Shortly after sending that text, prosecutors said that Faison convinced Fiengo to meet him at Coastline Park, where he shot her in the head and left her and the unborn child to die in her car.

Investigators later found an ultrasound image of the unborn child just a few feet away from Fiengo’s body.

Prosecutors were later able to place Faison at the scene thanks to a friend who said Fiengo had told her she was going to the park to meet him.

In their closing arguments, prosecutors highlighted the text Faison sent to his friend prior to Fiengo’s murder.

“He said he was going to do it, then he did it. The police got the right guy,” said Domenick Leo.

Faison started the death penalty phase of his trial on Wednesday, Oct. 29, which is expected to last at least two days.

His lawyer did not respond to a request for comment.

Chris Spargo is an investigative reporter with over a decade of experience covering crime. He joined PEOPLE in 2025 as a senior reporter.

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