Woman Killed By Boyfriend In Murder-Attempted Suicide

Police are investigating a murder attempted suicide that left a woman dead on Saturday night. Police say they believe the woman was killed by her boyfriend who then tried to kill himself.

It was shortly after 6:30 when police were called to a shooting incident at a home on Miami Street. Supt. Audley Peters explained that a man came to the home and locked himself in a room with his girlfriend. Police believe he then shot her, then turned the gun on himself.

That 1-month-old boy was later discharged. At the scene on Miami Street, dozens of relatives, friends and neighbors screamed in horror as the woman’s body was taken away. Peters went into more details about what police think happened in that home.

The woman’s death sent shockwaves through the country and highlighted the dangerous and sometimes deadly consequences of domestic violence. Her death renewing calls for more to be done to protect women from violent partners.