Bronx, New York
July 23, 2007
Agencies: New York Police Department NYPD
Cause of death: Shooting
Last updated: about 3 years ago
A 40-year-old NYPD officer fatally shot his 18-year-old girlfriend Fontanez five times and then shot himself to death. It later emerged that the two may have been conducting an illegal check-cashing scheme that brought in at least $40,000.