'Amazing' Va. Woman Killed Less than a Week After Protective Order Expired

At 7:30 a.m. Saturday, police received a call for an unspecified problem, according to a police press release. When they arrived, it states, they discovered April Logan inside her apartment and suffering from her injuries. She was pronounced dead by the paramedics.

Police reportedly stated Logan and Coglio lived together, but Logan’s mother told 13NEWS that she was trying to leave him. Police Chief Steve Drew told reporters that he encourages the public to report anything that looks like domestic violence.

"I would rather respond and it be nothing than for that one we don't respond to and we have another incident like Saturday morning," Drew said. "When situations happen, to those who need help, I promise you we work 24 hours for a reason, if you dial 911 you will get the help you need."

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Meanwhile, friends and family gathered for a vigil on Monday behind the Target where Logan worked, the station reported.

"She was amazing, so funny, patient, never had a bad word to say about anyone," her co-worker Tory Ramirez told 13NEWS.

Another friend told reporter Niko Clemmons of 13 News, “You would’ve never known anything was wrong.”

If you suspect domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or go thehotline.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.

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