In broad daylight: a burglar kills a pregnant woman and her boyfriend at their home in New York
'12.05.2020'
Vita Popova
A pregnant woman and her boyfriend were killed in their Staten Island home in New York during a failed robbery. The killer is a former prisoner. The publication shared the details of the incident. Fox News.
What happened
The murder took place around 17:00 pm on Monday 11 May. The suspect in the murder is Philip Moreno, 45. He allegedly broke into a home in Arlington County, New York, and shot both victims in the living room, law enforcement sources say.
33-year-old Ana Desousa, who was pregnant, and 46-year-old Alafia Rodriguez, her partner, were found dead on the floor by police.
Police quickly found Moreno near the victims' home. It is reported that a 22-gauge Ruger pistol and clamps were discovered with him, which he apparently intended to use in relation to this pair.
The third victim, an unidentified 43-year-old woman, was also found in the living room with a gunshot wound in the back. She was taken to the University of Richmond Medical Center in critical condition.
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Authorities found a two-year-old girl in the house; she was not injured. It is believed that this is the daughter of a murdered couple. The baby was taken to the same hospital for examination.
Former prisoner
Philip Moreno was already arrested in July 1992 for the assassination of Theodis Watson on Staten Island, sources said.
A year later, he committed a manslaughter, for which he served a term in the Sing Sing prison in the north of the state, according to Staten Island Advance.
He was released on parole in 2007, sources told The Post.
At an evening press briefing on May 11, New York City Police Chief Assistant Kenneth Corey said Moreno had a few other convictions for possession of weapons.
The charges against him were pending early Tuesday morning, May 12.
Corey told reporters that drugs were also found at the crime scene. “I can say that I have seen drugs and drug devices,” he said.
A police source said that it was cocaine. Corey also added that a silencer was found at the crime scene.
Together with this double murder, the total number of such crimes this year at the 121st station increased to three.
