A 41-year-old man fatally shot his 32-year-old girlfriend before turning the gun on himself in a Tuesday morning murder-suicide on a Brooklyn sidewalk, cops and sources said.
Heinous Ring camera footage obtained by The Post shows the gunman pointing the weapon at his screaming girlfriend before sources and witnesses say he shot her in the head outside his home on Jefferson Avenue near Knickerbocker Avenue in Bushwick around 7:30 a.m.
The disturbing video then shows him falling to the ground after shooting himself once — before sitting up and letting off a second, fatal round on the residential tree-lined block.
“She was running. She was screaming!” a male witness, who did not want to be identified, told The Post of the terrifying scene.
“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 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.”
A large blood stain could be seen on the sidewalk hours after the deadly domestic violence.
The woman was taken to Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, and the man to Woodhull Medical Center, where they both succumbed to their injuries, police said.
They had not been officially identified by the NYPD by the late afternoon, pending family notification.
The alleged gunman has 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, sources said.
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, the sources said.
If you are struggling with suicidal thoughts or are experiencing a mental health crisis and live in New York City, you can call 1-888-NYC-WELL for free and confidential crisis counseling. If you live outside the five boroughs, you can dial the 24/7 National Suicide Prevention hotline at 988 or go to SuicidePreventionLifeline.org.
