A man shot and killed himself in front of his girlfriend — before she was struck by the same bullet that took his life, police said.
The incident happened around 4 a.m. in Miami Wednesday, at a home in the 11000 block of Southwest 30th Street.
Members of the Miami-Dade Police Department were seen outside the residence investigating, although the names of the two individuals have not yet been released.
The unnamed woman was taken to HCA Florida Kendall Hospital, officers said — and listed her condition as stable. Police said four of her children, all under 21 and from previous relationships, were home at the time but were not injured.
The two were in a room arguing when the man pulled out a gun and shot himself, Miami-Dade police spokesman Alvaro Zabaleta said — before adding that it was the same bullet that killed the man who ultimately stabbed her. also in the head.
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A man shot and killed himself in front of his girlfriend around 4 a.m. at this Miami home Wednesday — before she was struck by the same bullet that killed him, police said — adding that four of the woman’s children were home at the time. but was not unhurt.
As for the children – confirmed by police to be a 12-year-old girl, 10-year-old girl, 9-year-old girl and 5-year-old boy from two previous relationships – were seen at the scene being reunited and embraced by family members
“This is clearly a suicide at this point,” Zabaleta said as he appeared at a news conference in the suburb.
He added that the incident was ‘not necessarily a domestic attempted murder-suicide’ and that the man simply took his own life and ‘almost took his girlfriend’s in the process’.
He concluded: ‘Everything indicates at this point that the same projectile that hit his head was also the one that hit the woman.’
As for the children — confirmed by police to be a 12-year-old girl, 10-year-old girl, 9-year-old girl and 5-year-old boy from two previous relationships — were seen at the scene being reunited and embraced by family members.
More details about the discussion that may have preceded the shooting were not immediately available, though neighbors said Wednesday that the incident caught them by surprise.
‘I was really shocked that this happened,’ neighbor Irene told ABC affiliate WPLG again, adding: ‘It’s really sad because the kids are involved.’
Like others interviewed by the outlet, she added that she did not hear the commotion that led to the fatal shooting, but did see the pronounced police presence that followed.
Police, meanwhile, revealed that the person who called 911 called at 4:17 a.m., after which first responders quickly arrived on the scene.
Members of the Miami-Dade Police Department were seen outside the residence investigating, although the names of those involved have not yet been released. Pictured: Detectives comfort at least one of the woman’s children
The two were in a room arguing when the man pulled out a gun and shot himself, Miami-Dade police spokesman Alvaro Zabaleta said — before adding that it was the same bullet that killed the man who ultimately stabbed her. also in the head
He added that the incident was ‘not necessarily a domestic attempted murder-suicide’ and that the man simply took his own life and ‘almost took his girlfriend’s in the process’.
More details about the discussion that may have preceded the shooting were not immediately available, though neighbors said Wednesday that the incident caught them by surprise
‘I was really shocked by this,’ neighbor Irene Again told ABC affiliate WPLG, adding: ‘It’s really sad because the kids are involved’
Police revealed on Wednesday that it was one of the children who made the call after they fearfully contacted a family member to tell them they had been woken up by a single gunshot, with the relative telling them to call police.
The owners of the residence – who had rented out the house told the couple – told CBS News that they were also woken early in the morning by the sound of children screaming in the driveway.
Police, meanwhile, revealed that the person who called 911 called at
At the time of writing, officers are still investigating the case. DailyMail.com has reached out for comment
Spokesman Zabaleta afterwards revealed that it was one of the children who made the call after they fearfully contacted a family member to tell them they had been woken by a single gunshot, with the relative telling them to contact the police.
The owners of the home — who had been renting out the house, the couple said — told CBS News they were also awakened early in the morning by the sound of children screaming in the driveway.
‘My mother-in-law called me and she told me we should come because the police are there. We don’t know what happened, a woman whose family owns the property and lives in another home on the property told the station.
“We just rented them the house like ten days ago. I’m afraid you have like guns in the house with small children and don’t secure them.’
Neighbor Tamatane Aga, meanwhile, told how the indecency has made her despair.
“It just makes me very sad to see someone take God’s will into their own hands,” she said. ‘Oh how terrible.’
At the time of writing, the police are still investigating the case. DailyMail.com has reached out for comment.