Women shot in ambush at Fort Worth home last month need help to recover
A Fort Worth woman and her mother who were shot during a home break-in last month are beginning to cope with the aftermath of the assault, the women told the Star-Telegram.
Sylvia Scott and her mother, Allura Stewart, were ambushed by Scott’s ex-boyfriend as they returned to Scott’s home on the evening of Nov. 19, they said.
The ex-boyfriend, 32-year-old Christopher Ukeith Mike, had broken into Scott’s home and was waiting for her to arrive, Fort Worth police said at the time. Mike has since been charged with aggravated assault with serious bodily injury against a person with whom he had a dating or family relationship, burglary of a habitation, and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, according to court records.
Scott remembers receiving a notification from Find My iPhone, which confused her. Later, she realized it may have been Mike, trying to use the iPad at her home to track her location, she said.
Scott’s two children, ages 3 and 4, ran into the house after she opened the door, Stewart said, and then the shooting started.
Scott was shot in the neck, fell backward, and tried to get away.
“I heard this pop, and I turned around, and I saw him and that he had shot [Sylvia,],” Stewart said. “Then he looked at me and shot me, and ran back in the house. And I thought, ‘Oh no, he’s going to shoot my two grandchildren.”
At that point, Scott managed to call police, and Stewart did the talking, Scott said. As she talked to the police, Mike fled the scene.
Scott was pregnant with Mike’s child at the time of the shooting, and the fetus survived, she said.
Weeks prior, Scott was trying to get Mike to move out of the home because he had been exhibiting erratic behavior, and the relationship escalated into domestic violence after Mike moved out, she said
That escalation culminated in the Nov. 19 shooting, which Stewart said has left her grandchildren traumatized. Scott’s 3-year-old son will say “there’s Chris” as he rides in a car down the street. The 4-year-old girl has developed a stutter and has nightmares.
GoFundMe to help with medical, other costs
While the county does provide therapy for victims of this kind of crime, the waitlist is seven or eight months long, Stewart said. The family is hoping to secure counseling for the children through their own insurance because the wait is “unacceptable.”
Scott and her mother, both teachers in Crowley ISD, haven’t returned to work yet , the women said.
The two are raising money via GoFundMe to cover their medical and counseling expenses and other costs.
If you or someone you know is struggling with domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at (800)-799-7233 or text START to 88788.
This story was originally published December 17, 2025 at 12:49 PM.
