A 47 year
old female New York corrections officer opened fire on her 44 year old
ex-boyfriend outside a prison in Queens on Monday. According to an eyewitness
account,
the former couple were arguing outside the Queensboro Correctional
Facility on Van Dam Street when she shot at him early Monday morning.
She was
reportedly in uniform while her ex was not.
The hail of
bullets sent her ex, who is also believed to be a corrections officer, running
into the Long Island City complex for cover, according to the . Fortunately,
none of the bullets hit him and he is not believed to have suffered any
injuries.
The woman
reportedly left the scene after the first shooting, then retiurned to unleash
multiple shots at her former partner's vehicle.
The woman –
who has not yet been identified – then pointed the gun at herself and shot
herself in the chest.
She was
rushed to Elmhurst Hospital, where she later died.
An
eyewitness, Rafael Macias, said:
"I saw
a female corrections officer shooting at a guy. I was making a left turn and
the bullet hit the passenger's' side door. I heard six shots in total."
Another
eyewitness, Darison Abreu said:
"She
was flying down the block." and said the shooter appeared to be silent and
calm during the chaos. "She wasn't saying anything. She had a determined
look on her face," said Abreu.
"They
weren't too far apart, maybe 30 feet. He was running straight. I had my arm on
the door when the bullet hit it. I felt the vibration in my arm."
Describing
the moment he ran towards her immediately after the guard shot herself, Abreu
said:
"She
was on her back, face up. Her eyes were a little more than half open.
"She
wasn't saying nothing. She was breathing, though. I was trying to see where
exactly she was shot, but the other Corrections officers were pushing me
back."
Source: New
York Daily News
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