Bronx, NY: Scorned lover kills himself after shooting ex-girlfriend's husband in the Bronx

BY Joe Jackson, Joe Kemp and Leo Standora
DAILY NEWS WRITERS
Saturday, May 1st 2010, 4:00 AM
A jilted lover shot and seriously wounded his ex-girlfriend's husband in a Bronx apartment building Friday night, then blew his own brains out, police and witnesses said.

Investigators said the crime of passion unfolded at 1023 Avenue St. John's shortly before 11 p.m.

The husband, Raymond Velez, who was hit three times in the upper body, ran out of the building and hailed a cab that took him to Lutheran Medical Center where doctors said he was expected to recover.

"He just took it on his own to go to the hospital," said a family friend. "He's a tough guy."

One of Velez's friends said the violence stemmed from "a love triangle thing."

She said the shooter, identified only as Omar, got involved with Velez's wife when the couple were "having some problems."

Then Velez and his spouse patched things up.

"They were back together and the guy couldn't take it," the friend said.

"He came to their apartment and shot Raymond in the hallway. Then he turned the gun on himself - on the third floor."

The couple's three kids - two boys and a girl all under 10 - were in the flat when the shooting started.



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