On a spring evening in University City, an altercation escalated to a fatal conclusion, claiming the life of 43-year-old Kerven Moline. The male victim was in the 7000 block of Vernon Avenue on May 28, 2021, when a dispute turned deadly. The incident reportedly began after Moline was seen lightly slapping and pushing a woman. This prompted her cousin, Kayla N.
Love, to intervene.
According to charging documents, after Moline directed a similar threat towards Love, she produced a firearm and shot him in the leg. The single gunshot wound proved to be fatal, as Moline subsequently bled out from the injury. He was pronounced dead at the scene, leaving behind a legacy as a son, grandson, father, brother, uncle, nephew, and friend, as remembered by those who knew him.
In the aftermath of the shooting, authorities investigated the circumstances leading to Moline's death. The investigation led to the arrest of Kayla N. Love, who was 28 years old at the time. She was subsequently charged with voluntary manslaughter and armed criminal action in connection with the fatal shooting. The case highlights a volatile confrontation that tragically ended a life over a seemingly minor initial dispute.
