A woman from Indiana says she was shot six times in the back by her ex-husband while she was five months pregnant, inside her own home. Kayla Netherland shared the story on TikTok, saying the shooting happened on January 19, 2025. She said her ex-husband, Jeremy McBride, shot her while she was getting ready in her bathroom.
Netherland said the attack caused her to lose her baby, a girl she had named Iyana Dawn. She shared the story in a series of TikTok videos, describing the days leading up to the shooting and what happened after.
She said on February 18, 2026, more than a year after the shooting, McBride was convicted. Netherland shared the details of his conviction in a follow-up TikTok video.
Kayla Netherland describes the final hours before the shooting
In her TikTok videos, Netherland said she found out she was pregnant in early October. She said she told McBride, her ex-husband, about the pregnancy on November 10, when they met at a park. She said he asked several questions, including who the father was.
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Netherland said that in the days before the shooting, McBride had been going through a hard time. She said he had recently been hospitalized for panic attacks and had lost a job. She said she checked in on him often during that week.
She said that on January 18, the day before the shooting, McBride asked her to go to dinner. They went to Texas Roadhouse together. The next day, January 19, he asked her to meet him at a Goodwill store near her house.
After shopping at Goodwill, Netherland said she gave McBride a ride to her house so he could get some belongings from her shed. She said he came inside afterward and sat on her couch for about an hour. She said she then got ready to leave to go shopping with a friend.
Netherland said McBride followed her into her bedroom and sat on her bed while she was in the bathroom getting ready. She said, “He followed me through the closet into my bedroom. He sat on the bed while I was in the bathroom getting ready and brushing my hair. Um, and that was the last thing I remember before he shot me.” According to Netherland, she was shot six times in the back.
Police records cited in Netherland’s video state that officers located McBride about 30 minutes after the shooting, driving her car a few blocks away. Officers reportedly found a .22 caliber handgun, two magazines, and an extended clip in the passenger seat of the car.
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Netherland said McBride confessed to police after his arrest. She said he told officers where he bought the gun, where he bought the ammunition, and where he had practiced shooting it. She said he also led police to a wooded area behind his mother’s apartment complex, where he had set up a place to test the gun.
According to a text overlay in Netherland’s video, which cited court documents, “McBride told police that he purchased the firearm and ammunition and tested it multiple times in a wooded area near the home.”
Netherland said that during questioning, McBride told detectives his intention was to kill the baby, then her, then himself. A quote shown in her video, attributed to a probable cause affidavit, states, “During the course of the interview, McBride informed detectives multiple times that he had gone to (the residence) with the intention to kill K. McBride, to kill the fetus K. McBride was carrying, and then kill himself.”
Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears was quoted in the video saying, “Certainly what is alleged is this person went to great lengths to carry out what he intended to do.” Mears also said, “The person [in] this case made admissions about what his exact intentions were going to be and he was aware about her pregnancy and that was [the] motivating factor to take the steps he decided to take.”
Netherland said McBride’s bond was set at $200,000, along with a no-contact order covering her and two other people, identified as Emily Reynolds and Brittany Pitts. Pregnancy can tragically become a motive for violence, as when a Manhattan woman saw an unexpected baby on her ultrasound screen and realized what the OB-GYN clinic allegedly did.
Netherland said the court process took 395 days from the date of the shooting to the conviction. She said McBride pleaded guilty to attempted murder, a level 1 felony, and feticide with intent to terminate a pregnancy, a level 3 felony. According to Netherland, he received 30 years for the attempted murder charge and 9 years for the feticide charge, served at the same time, for a total of 39 years.
Netherland said McBride has since been moved to a prison facility in Miami. She said she continues to heal and shared a message for others who may be in a similar situation: “I am here today to share my story in hopes to help that one person that is struggling with their domestic violence situation and to let them know that that’s not the end and there is a better future ahead of you. Don’t give up.”
A text overlay in the video also included a domestic violence hotline number, 800-799-7233, and a text line, “Text BEGIN to 88788.” The trauma of violence during pregnancy can lead to critical medical emergencies, as when a Massachusetts woman rushed to the hospital after a minor accident and learned she was pregnant.
Several people responded to Netherland’s video with messages of support. One commenter wrote, “The fact that you call this Ayanna’s story and not yours even though it very much is proves just how great of a mother you are. I’m so sorry this happened but I’m happy you made it to carry your beautiful girl’s legacy” Another wrote, “I can’t imagine what you have gone through. my heart goes out to you.”
Others reflected on the events leading up to the shooting. One person commented, “Glad you are ok but him kept asking to meet up was a huge red flag.” Another wrote, “No excuse for what he did , he was dead wrong . But ppl need to know who they dealing with before crossing them bridges.”
While Netherland’s TikTok account details her personal experience of the shooting and its aftermath, court records reported by Fox 59 at the time of McBride’s arrest add further detail about the case, McBride’s alleged state of mind, and the broader legal context.
According to Fox 59, McBride allegedly called 911 himself and confessed to shooting his wife in the back. Fox 59 also reported, citing court records, that Netherland was shot five times – a detail that differs from her own account of being shot six times.
Fox 59 reported that prosecutors said McBride had written several notes in the days leading up to the shooting, in which he expressed frustration over his estranged wife’s alleged infidelity and the breakdown of their marriage.
According to the outlet, McBride told police he was upset that he and Netherland had not yet finalized their divorce when she became pregnant with a child that was not his. He was quoted in one note as writing, “Maybe she will come back one day, but not for me. But in many ways, I killed her.”
Prosecutor Ryan Mears also told Fox 59 that McBride’s willingness to confess in detail was unusual, saying, “You don’t usually have an individual who is that honest with law enforcement about how did all of this occur.”
Fox 59 further reported that the feticide charge against McBride was only the second such charge filed by Marion County prosecutors since 2014.
