RadioOnFire.com - Police in New York City are investigating the killing of the sister-in-law of Orioles Hall of Famer Melvin Mora.
Mora's sister-in-law, Ivelisse Alvarado-Genao, 30, was fatally shot Friday night in Brooklyn, according to authorities in New York. Her body was found at 11:14 p.m. Friday on the 3700 block of West 36th Street, police said.
Alvarado-Genao just relocated to New York in April because of a new job. She had lived in Baltimore for 10 years to help her sister, Gisel Mora, and brother-in-law, Melvin Mora, with their growing family.
"(Ivelisse) is my baby sister who lived in Maryland until very recently," Gisel Mora told WBAL-TV.
In February, Alvarado-Genao married 30-year-old Gabino Genao, who, her family said, she knew from middle school. The family said they recently began learning about abusive behavior toward her.
"My mom said last couple of days, yes. She didn't know he was physically violent with her," Gisel Mora said.
Neighbors told the family that Gabino Genao acted strangely and was pacing back and forth. The family said the shots were fired as relatives of the victim sat in her car.
"He hopped in, forced his way into the car. Ivelisse told him to step out of the vehicle. He put two shots to her head, notified a family member about what he had done, then put another round to her head, then took off running," said Christopher Crespo, Alvarado-Genao's brother-in-law.
Police said they are searching for Gabino Genao, who is described as 6 feet tall, weighing about 200 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes. He was arrested in November on a criminal contempt charge, police told WNBC-TV, WBAL-TV's sister station in New York.
According to the Alvarado-Genao's family, Gabino Genao has connections in New York, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.
"It's a possibility he could go to Georgia, Maryland, Miami. He's on the run," Crespo said.
Gisel Mora and the family are in New York with the rest of the family Monday morning.
"(Ivelisse) had my mother bring her the girls for the weekend because she recently got a job and so she moved to New York with him (her husband). The girls stayed with my mom (in Maryland) until the school year ended. (Iveliss) was missing them and sent my mom bus fare money to celebrate the holiday weekend together. She had just picked them up from the bus station, picked up a few pies of pizza to celebrate them being together," Gisel Mora said.
Alvarado-Genao leaves behind two daughters: a 5-year-old and 9-year-old.
A GoFundMe page set up by close family to help pay for Alvarado-Genao's funeral expenses said she was the victim of a "heartbreaking act of domestic violence."
The NYPD is asking anyone with tips to call their tipline at 800-577-TIPS (8477), or call Detective Michael Damico at 718-946-3343, or the Detective Borough Brooklyn South at 718-287-3239.
Source WBAL
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