A man fatally shot his ex-girlfriend and then turned the gun on himself in the heart of Manhattan on the morning of Wednesday, Nov. 1, according to reports.
The 62-year-old man reportedly shot the 56-year-old woman in the stomach at the busy Astor Place and Cooper Square in the East Village at around 7.55 a.m.
Authorities said that woman died and the man is in critical condition. Their identities have not yet been released to the public.
Security guard Colbert Watson witnessed the shooting on his way to work this morning.
He saw the man in front of the woman, apparently shooting her, then kicking the woman’s foot, as if he was making sure she was dead, he explained.
“Then after, ‘pop’ again. Then he fell down.”
“At that time, I still didn’t understand what was happening—that’s when everybody started scampering who was on the block,” he said.
“It’s really tough to see that. Looking at the lady with the blood coming from her,” he told the news outlet.
Jerry Simo, 48, who works close by, also witnessed the attack. He said he saw a man in a suede jacket approach the woman and then shoot her in the chest.
He added, “Then he put the gun under his chin and finished himself.”
“I put my foot on the gun, it seemed small, a .22 Calibre maybe,” he said. He kept his foot on the gun until police arrived so nobody would take it, he said.
Police say the investigation is ongoing and have not released any further information.