Police: Fla. Gunman Kills Wife and 3 Others, Then Self
David Lohr
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AOL News (June 7) -- A 38-year-old man reported to be the half brother of a former Major League Baseball star went on a shooting rampage in Florida late Sunday night, killing his wife and three other women, police say.
Police have identified the man, who was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound near the scene, as Gerardo Regalado of Coral Gables. According to The Miami Herald, he is the half-brother of pitcher Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez.
Regalado was seen arguing with his wife, 24-year-old Liazan Molina, in a parking lot outside the Yoyito Restaurant in Hialeah around 10:15 Sunday night, The Associated Press reported.
"It was some sort of domestic dispute," said Hialeah police Detective Eddie Rodriguez.
Police say the dispute turned violent when Regalado pulled out a .45-caliber handgun and shot his wife dead, then entered the restaurant and shot six women inside, killing three.
Regalado ignored two male bystanders and "went straight for the women," Rodriguez said.
The women killed inside the restaurant have been identified as Maysel Figueroa, 32, Lavina M. Fonseca, 47, and Zaida Castillo, 56. All were residents of Hialeah.
The three survivors have been hospitalized in critical condition. According to the online media outlet American Chronicle, they are Mayra Delacaridad, 55, of Hialeah Gardens; Ivet Coronado Fernandez, 36, of Miami; and Yasmine Dominguez.
Police say Regalado drove off after the shooting in an SUV owned by one of the victims. That vehicle was later found parked several blocks away, with Regalado's body inside.
Hernandez was unavailable for comment today, but NBC Miami did print a statement from him.
"On behalf of the Hernandez family we would like to offer our deepest sympathy to all of the families involved in this terrible tragedy," the statement read. "It is with great pain that we reach out to everyone affected and offer our prayers in this time of sorrow."
Police say a motive in the killing spree is not yet known.
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