Disturbing TikTok videos about a Texas couple’s relationship have gone viral after the influencer boyfriend was arrested for shooting his girlfriend in the face.
Ladarius Morshun Brownlee, 28, was arrested in the early hours of the morning on July 5, after he allegedly confessed to shooting his girlfriend Seyeddah ‘Zahra’ Hashemi, 28, who police found lying in the street with life-threatening injuries.
Brownlee now faces one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and three counts of deadly conduct. according to the Dallas Morning News.
He is being held on $900,000 bail as TikTok users review his videos on the popular @denoandzahra page, pointing out signs that it may have been an abusive relationship.
In a video now circulating on X, Brownlee can be seen apparently strangling Hashemi while telling her, “Get out of my video.”
Ladarius Morshun Brownlee, 28, was arrested for allegedly shooting his girlfriend Seyeddah ‘Zahra’ Hashemi, 28, in the face.
“I don’t like you,” she says.
“Go to sleep,” Brownlee says as she continues to wrap her arms around his neck.
—No, go to sleep —she answers while she begins to hit him.
Brownlee then appears to walk away, but when he returns, Hashemi tells him, “Deno, I’m literally going to kick your ass.”
At that point, Brownlee strangles her again and tells her, “Go to sleep, go to sleep.”
In an apparent effort to break free from his control, she begins to hit him.
After apparently injuring his hand, Hashemi bites him.
“Okay, okay,” he says and pushes her.
“That’s what I thought,” Hashemi replies as he walks away.
Other Video posted on May 30th It shows the couple apparently arguing about their relationship status, with Hashemi visibly irritated before telling Brownlee: “I’m in love with you.”
And in a third video, posted on May 27, Hashemi claimed her boyfriend “wanted to wake up in a bad mood.”
TikTok users are now reviewing their videos with Hashemi, pointing out signs that they may have been in an abusive relationship.
“I don’t know why you want to wake up with a bad attitude,” he says.
He tells her to ‘stop talking to me’ and leans towards her, still on the bed, which she says gave him some attitude.
“Who cares?” Brownlee asked.
“I do care,” she replies.
He then asks her why his bad attitude caused her to have a bad attitude too.
“Because you have an attitude that is very annoying because when I stay calm and I am nice to you and I am gentle with you, you just want to get meaner and meaner.”
At first he denies that he’s getting angrier, but when she keeps saying that he’s getting “meaner,” he tells her to “get out of here.”
“Don’t tell me what to do,” Hashemi snaps.
“I tell whoever wants to do whatever I want,” he replies.
Hashemi then begs him to “lose his attitude,” claiming that he’s “in a bad mood for no reason.”
But Brownlee, on the other hand, claims that it is she who is in a bad mood.
—No, I’m not in a bad mood, you’re just annoying —Hashemi replies.
That seemed to further infuriate Brownlee, who said: “I see. Get out of my house!”
-No, get out of my room – she answers.
“I’m sick of this shit,” Brownlee says as the video draws to a close.
“Tired of what?” Hashemi asks.
“I’m sick of you and me… every damn day,” he says, before stating that he just needs a vacation.
In a video from May, Brownlee can be seen yelling at Hashemi to “get the hell out of here.”
Witnesses now say the couple’s relationship was tumultuous and physically violent.
Those who were with Hashemi and Brownlee on July 4 said they got into an argument as they were leaving a fireworks show that night.
At some point, the fight turned physical and Brownlee ordered Hashemi to get into the back of his 2024 Chevrolet Blazer SUV. WFAA reports.
“The occupants of the vehicle informed officers that as they drove away from the location, Hashemi and Brownlee continued to argue,” according to an affidavit obtained by the local news station.
He then allegedly drove less than three miles from the park before stopping the car.
At that point, police say he brandished a gun toward passengers in the back of the vehicle and shot Hashemi just above the right eye.
Brownlee then allegedly confessed to shooting his girlfriend in a 911 call and confessed again during a police interview.
When police arrived at the scene, they found Hashemi lying in the street outside the vehicle with life-threatening injuries and she was transported to a local hospital.
In an update on Tuesday, Hashemi’s sister wrote that she is “awake and stable.”
In an update on Tuesday, Hashemi’s sister wrote that she is “awake and stable,” though she noted that she has a “long recovery” ahead of her.
“It’s been tough, but with everyone’s prayers, she’s truly a miracle,” said her sister, Sara. she wrote on Instagram.
“A week and a half ago, doctors and detectives told us to say goodbye, and today she is awake, sitting up, and taking her first steps.”
Sara said the family does not want to “release any information about what happened in my sister’s relationship without her explicit approval.”
“We understand that everyone is curious, but we have not released any information and would like to keep it private and limit any communication to the media or people outside the family,” she wrote.
“Thank you to everyone who reached out and prayed for my sister and our family. We appreciate everyone’s understanding.”
