Reading Summary

A forty four year old man named Francisco Santiago killed his wife and himself while letting his kids witness it. He shot his wife and himself in the head with a small-caliber handgun. He had three kids. He sent his 10 year old boy to his aunt’s room but his teenage son and eight year old daughter stayed and saw the killing. Four or five shots and children’s screaming were heard by neighbors. In 2005, the man was arrested for assaulting his wife and the wife ordered a restraining order but she let it expire.