Gabriel Sanchez, Brooklyn man shoots girlfriend, Celina Ramos dead then self in murder suicide along Bushwick street. Gun violence erupted after argument. Couple who both had previous felony records had only been dating for a short time.
A 41 year old Brooklyn man is alleged to have fatally shot his 32 year old girlfriend then self in an apparent murder-suicide along a Bushwick street, early Tuesday morning.
The incident which was caught on ring footage showed showed Gabriel Sanchez, 41, shoot local woman, Celina Ramos, 32, in the head in front of 1345 Jefferson Avenue, before the gunman turning the murder weapon on himself. Both victim and perpetrator suffered gunshot wounds to the head.
EMS transported the two victims to local hospitals where they were pronounced dead, PIX11 reported.
Brooklyn boyfriend shoots girlfriend dead then self in Bushwick murder-suicide
The NYPD said the shooting took place outside the man’s home near Knickerbocker Avenue in Bushwick around 7:30 a.m, when an argument escalated to gun violence.
Footage shows Sanchez falling to the ground after shooting himself once — before sitting up and letting off a second, fatal round as Ramos sought to flee the scene.
‘She was running. She was screaming!’ a male witness, who did not want to be identified, told the nypost.
‘She tried to run away but he shot her. She just dropped. Then he shot himself. I still can’t believe it. He lives there,’ the witness added.
The witness said he had known the alleged shooter for decades.
‘He had his troubles, but I don’t know what to say,’ he added. ‘Nobody thought he could ever do that! I know him a lot longer. They were together, but I don’t know her. I don’t know how long.’
Cops recovered a firearm at the scene a the NYPD continued to investigate the domestic violence episode.
Prior felonies
Sanchez had nine prior arrests — the latest just weeks ago, on Jan. 22, for allegedly sending naked photos of himself and another woman he’d been dating to that victim’s daughter, police sources told the nypost.
He was charged with public display of sexual material, aggravated harassment and a drug-related rap, according to the sources.
The woman was previously arrested for a parole violation, after serving time for criminal possession of a controlled substance, police sources said.
The coupe had only been dating a few months, News12 reported.
