Crime Young Mom Is Killed by Boyfriend After Ending Relationship, Then He Turns Gun on Himself Amber Bradshaw, 23, and Nate Jackson, 21, were found dead on Monday night in Jackson's home By Greg Hanlon Greg Hanlon Greg Hanlon has been an editor in PEOPLE’s crime vertical since 2015. He has been covering crime for more than 15 years. His work has appeared previously in The New York Times and Slate. People Editorial Guidelines Published on February 9, 2023 12:35 PM Share Tweet Pin Email Amber Bradshaw. Photo: GoFundMe A young Michigan mother who wanted to break up with her boyfriend was fatally shot by him before the man turned the gun on himself. "It was a terrible scene inside," Taylor Police Chief John Blair said during an on-camera interview with Fox2 Detroit, describing Monday night's discovery of the bodies of Amber Bradshaw, 23, and Nate Jackson, 21. Bradshaw's sister, Shawna Killian, told the outlet that on the night Bradshaw was killed, she went to Jackson's home to break up with him after a year of dating. According to Blair, after Jackson shot Bradshaw, he called his father and told him what he'd done. "He said he had harmed his girlfriend and there was no reason for him to be alive. And then they heard it was believed to be a gunshot," Blair said. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up for PEOPLE's free True Crime newsletter for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases. Jackson's father called police, and authorities went to Jackson's home and made the grim discovery. According to a GoFundMe page launched to help support her family, Bradshaw was the mother of a son. "A beautiful soul, taken too soon, a true tragedy, she will be missed greatly," the page states. If you are experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or go to thehotline.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.