DANVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) — A father has been without his daughter for more than a week. Steve Williams said that while nothing can bring her back, he hopes her death raises awareness of domestic violence. 

32-year-old Lacy Williams was found shot near Grace Street and Cleveland Avenue in Danville on May 9. 67-year-old William Rudy died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound the same day. 

Lacy’s father, Steve, said the two knew each other for about seven years, and had been dating for part of that time. Danville police officers said they found Lacy lying in the front yard of a house while Rudy was inside. 

Steve said she had just given birth to her third child about two weeks before her death. She was working to overcome addiction when her life was cut short.

“Friday, May 9, the day it happened, she was supposed to go to rehab for DCFS [and] jump through the hoops, and she didn’t go,” Steve said. “She was supposed to go [at] 4 o’clock and she called and told me, ‘Dad, I’m going to go get clean’ and I said, ‘Ok, if you need anything let me know, call me whenever.’ She never made it.”

Steve said Lacy’s newborn is staying with the Rudy’s family.  He also said there’s no bad blood between the two sides as they’re both mourning their loved ones.