The best friend of a Miami-Dade woman who was brutally murdered last month, allegedly by a man she had been in a relationship with, is speaking out.
Through tears, Genoveva Davalos opened up for the first time about the murder of her best friend, 48-year-old Claudia Ordonez.
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"She didn't deserve this," Davalos said Wednesday. "She didn't deserve to go in the way she left because that was like horrible, with no dignity."
Miami-Dade Police officials said 47-year-old Axel Ordonez-Diaz is accused of killing Ordonez.
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An arrest report said Ordonez-Diaz pulled the victim out of the car and beat her. He then armed himself with a knife and stabbed and slashed her multiple times, the report said.
The report said he then got into her car and drove over her body. He eventually crashed into a neighbor's car down the street injuring the two people inside.
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Davalos said Ordonez and Ordonez-Diaz had been in an on-and-off-again relationship.
"I'm really good for vibes and I didn't like him at all," said Davalos, who only met him once.
The deadly attack happened on January 5th in southwest Miami-Dade. A neighbor's Ring camera captured the police shooting that followed.
Neighbors who witnessed the scary series of events said Ordonez-Diaz refused to follow officers' commands and even made a move towards the officers.
Davalos said she still can't believe her friend is gone.
"She was a dreamer, visionary, very smart girl," said Davalos. "She always wanted to help my parents in any way."
"I'm going to miss her because she was a very great person for anybody. A great friend for me, for my parents. She was like an angel in our house," she added.
Ordonez-Diaz was in the hospital immediately after the incident while recovering from being shot by police, and he's now behind bars and being held without bond. He's facing a second-degree murder charge and two attempted murder charges.
