A man from Chile shot his girlfriend and two kids — killing one of the victims — in Westchester County, then sparked a manhunt that forced a school district to close before he was nabbed Tuesday, officials say.
Fernando Jimenez, 40, allegedly shot the trio — his gal pal and two boys, ages 13 and 15 — in a townhouse at an apartment complex near the Crossroads Plaza on Route 6 in Somers around 11:30 p.m. Monday, according to law enforcement sources and ABC 7.
Authorities rushed two of the victims to Westchester Medical Center and brought the third to New York Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital, the station said. The 15-year-old victim died, sources said.
Fernando Jimenez, 40, of Chile under arrest after allegedly shooting his girlfriend and two boys — killing one of his victims — in Westchester County late Monday. WABC
Jimenez fled the scene, but was reportedly caught by police at 11 a.m. Tuesday morning. New York State Police
Police at the scene of the shooting in Somers on Oct. 29, 2024. Frank Becerra Jr./The Journal News / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Jimenez fled, and New York State Police put out a shelter-in-place order for Westchester County, forcing the Putnam Valley School District to close Tuesday as officers searched for the trigger-happy killer, a Chilean national, sources said.
New York State Police put out a shelter-in-place order for Westchester County after Jimenez fled. Frank Becerra Jr./The Journal News / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
The suspect fled and sparked a county lockdown until he was caught late Tuesday morning. NBC 4 New York
The grisly shootings occurred in a townhouse complex in Somers. NBC 4 New YorkCops caught up with the suspect about 11 a.m. Tuesday in a local deli he’d just burglarized, according to sources and reports.
