— A Fayetteville mother died after she was shot inside her home with four family members nearby, including her two young kids.

The victim's brother identified her as 26-year-old Brittany Irwin.

T'Shan Torrey said his sister was gunned down, execution-style by her ex-boyfriend Marshall Hollingsworth.

"Basically her ex-boyfriend just came and just shot her," he said.

Torrey said Hollingsworth is the father of Irwin's 1-year-old daughter. He said the pair broke up months ago.

"She was getting her life together, doing what she got to do. She got a job, she was going back to school and doing what was right for her kids," Torrey said.

He said Irwin's 7-year-old son saw his mother on the floor and said, "Mommy, get up." Then the child ran to grab and protect his little sister.

"It's going be, like, traumatizing for him, you know, 'cause that's his momma," Torrey said.

The shooter took off running, Irwin's brother said, adding that Hollingsworth had threatened his sister multiple times in the last week.

Fayetteville police said he should be considered armed and dangerous. Anyone who sees him is asked to call 911.