A woman “shielded” her 7-year-old daughter as she was shot to death by her ex-boyfriend, who then turned the gun on himself outside of her North Lawndale home Thursday, according to a Chicago police report. The woman, Tanisha N. Weeks, 41, had been granted an order of protection against Timothy Gibbs, 35. They were found unresponsive, lying next to each other on the bottom step of the front porch of Weeks' home in the 4100 block of West Grenshaw Street about 7:35 a.m. Thursday, according to court records and the report. Weeks was leaving her residence with her 7-year-old daughter when Gibbs approached her, according to the report. Weeks shielded her daughter, and Gibbs shot Weeks twice. "Gibbs then put the gun to his head and fired," according to the report.An autopsy Friday determined Weeks died of multiple gunshot wounds to the face, according to the medical examiner's office. Her death was ruled a homicide. An autopsy for Gibbs, who was also Weeks' stepbrother, was inconclusive and pending further studies, according to the medical examiner's office and a police report. Weeks' mother was married to Gibbs' father, the report said. Weeks and Gibbs were pronounced dead at Mount Sinai Hospital. Weeks, a mother of two and a teacher, was granted on Nov. 27 an emergency order of protection against Gibbs, who had threatened to kill her and himself, according to court records.The next day, sheriff's officers serving Gibbs with the emergency order of protection discovered he had failed to register as a violent offender for a 2010 attempted murder conviction, according to court records.He appeared before Judge William Fahy the same day on failure to register charges and was ordered released on probation pending trial. The case was dropped on Dec. 2.On Dec. 18, the emergency order of protection expired and the judge granted Weeks a plenary order of protection, which would be in effect for two years.The order of protection prohibited Gibbs from being within 100 feet of Weeks or having any form of contact. Gibbs was ordered to stay away from Weeks' residence and the school where she taught.He was also ordered to surrender any firearms, Firearm Owner's Identification cards and concealed carry licenses to law enforcement.Weeks and Gibbs had been in a relationship from March 2019 to Nov. 22, 2024, according to her petition for an order of protection. Since July 2020, Gibbs had been physically, sexually and emotionally abusive, according to her petition. Three days after the breakup, Gibbs went to Weeks' home, pulled out a gun and made her sit on the couch, according to her petition.Gibbs told her she was lying about her concern for him and threatened to kill himself and shoot her if she lied again, according to her petition.Weeks said Gibbs strangled her and as she pulled away, the chain on her neck broke.“[He] told me that he would shoot me and watch me bleed out,” Weeks wrote in the petition. “While he was interrogating me, he put the gun to my head.”When Weeks did not respond to a question in “a way he wanted,” he fired his gun, hitting the couch just left of where she was sitting, according to her petition.He held a gun to her and forced her to drive him in her car, her petition states. They went into a convenience store and Gibbs told her if she “said anything to anyone he would kill everyone in the store.” Later that evening she filed a police report for domestic battery.Weeks reported being physically and sexually abused multiple times throughout their relationship, and emotionally abused on a monthly basis, according to the petition. The emotional abuse included him “pulling out his gun and threatening to kill himself, handing me a knife and telling me to kill him, telling me we both have to die,” according to her petition. Orders of protection are often insufficient at keeping survivors of domestic violence safe, Amanda Pyron, president and CEO of The Network, said."There's a great deal of frustration seeing this continue to happen," said Pyron. "In this case, there was someone who was a great deal of concern to people around him, and had been flagged for law enforcement late last year, and yet he wasn't detained."Pyron said there was a need for more resources that could offer survivors support, like housing or safety planning, when fleeing from a violent situation. "Our thoughts are with the victim and her family, her children, whose lives are shattered," said Pyron. When reached by a reporter Thursday night, the family declined to comment.Weeks' friend Kaniyah Todd, 19, said she was like a godmother to her. Todd said their bond began about 2018 when Weeks taught Todd's little sister in preschool at Frazier Elementary in North Lawndale and noticed that Todd needed some help."I was going through a lot of stuff at home and she saw that I needed clothes for school and stuff so she asked if she could take me shopping," Todd said. "Ever since then that's been my momma. Anything I needed, she gave it to me. She didn't hesitate."Todd described Weeks as a selfless person always willing to lend a helping hand."She had a beautiful soul. She would help anybody, I mean anybody," Todd said. "She could have just met you two seconds ago and you could ask her for anything and she'll be there for you. She made sure everybody ate. She didn't leave anybody hungry."Weeks was at the hospital when Todd had her baby girl four months ago, Todd said.Todd said she had last spoken with Weeks about 9 p.m. Wednesday on the phone."She was telling me I had to get my life together for her GGB, god grandbaby," Todd said. "It was a normal conversation. We would have never known today was going to be like this."Last week, Illinois lawmakers passed a bill intended to promptly remove guns from those accused of abuse.Karina’s Bill, named in honor of Karina Gonzalez, requires police to confiscate guns within 96 hours of a judge’s order from people whose FOID cards have been revoked due to emergency restraining orders.The bill now heads to Gov. JB Pritzker's desk and will take effect 90 days after it's signed into law.