Victim said he feared his ex-wife hours before she killed him [Video]

PLANO, Texas — The man who police said was shot and killed by his ex-wife in Plano this weekend had filed for a protective order against her nearly two years to the day before he was killed, documents obtained by WFAA showed. 

In the request for the 2022 protective order, David Nunley wrote “I am extremely concerned for my safety as well as my children’s safety.” He detailed Merridith Nunley’s past mental health issues and said she had previously pointed a gun at him, bit him, hit him and damaged his car.

A text message included in the April 2022 filing, purportedly from Merridith Nunley to David Nunley, said “I see two ways, 1. I put a .45 through my temple, 2. I go on a homicidal rampage […] leaving all the kids orphans [sic].” 

Plano police said Merridith Nunley shot …