Jehovah's Witness shoots wife, self

by Bryan 5 Replies latest jw friends

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  Bryan

  Has this been posted?

  http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/361673p-307958c.html

  Jehovah's Witness shoots wife, self

  A Bible-thumping Bronx man gunned down his estranged wife and then killed himself after accusing her of straying from their faith and sleeping with another man, police and neighbors said yesterday.
  

  The victim's 21-year-old daughter found the bloodbath at 10:30 a.m. yesterday in her mother's Soundview apartment after the woman failed to show up to work as an Avon sales representative, neighbors said.

  Sharoll Medina, 39, was sprawled on her bed with a gunshot wound to her head. Her estranged husband, Julio Lopez, 45, lay dead nearby with a revolver beside him, police said. "My mother! My mother!" her daughter screamed as she walked out of the Watson Ave. building.

  Lopez and Medina, both Jehovah's Witnesses, separated about 18 months ago. But Lopez would often show up unannounced at Medina's fifth-floor apartment, neighbors said.

  She routinely refused to let him inside, but rather than go away he would sleep in his truck. Their fighting got worse when Lopez found out Medina was dating another man - and he later argued with her about it, neighbors said.
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  Cygnus

  So she was an 18 year old mom, and likely a JW one. Poor woman, the last 20 years of her life were probably made hell by her husband and their religion.
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  blondie

  This is a hot topic, 4th time this has been posted.

  I wonder if the elders or other JWs knew he had a gun. I know of 2 brothers who tried to shoot their wives and it became apparent that the elders knew these men had guns. The family will have a horrible mess to sort out and will probably have to move away to get away from the gossip.

  Blondie
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  theinfamousone

  what a sick people... honestly, they pretend to be all caring and sweet to the family, but behind their backs theyre talkin about it... talkin about how it was kinda her fault, talkin about how this man was so messedup... Jehovah bless their souls... jehovah is a good god.. perfect religion, im perfect men... GD!

  the infamous one
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  Mary

  Sounds to me like this guy was mentally disturbed to begin with.........what a horrible tragedy.
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  Balsam

  I am thankful that my ex didn't have a gun when I was packing to leave, if he had I am sure he would have surely wanted to kill me. I had turned against our religion and that was unforgiveable in his eyes. Thankfully he didn't have a gun and we have both moved on with our lives. But I could see the murderous hatred for me in his eyes. I moved out of state so that protected me from harassment by him. This happens too often.