A family reunion in the Sea Gate neighborhood of Brooklyn ended in tragedy on May 26, 2017. Ivelisse Alvarado-Genao, a 30-year-old mother of two, was shot and killed on West 36th Street while attending the gathering.

Her estranged husband, Gabino Genao, arrived uninvited and confronted Alvarado-Genao. Witnesses say he first struck her and then hit a female cousin who tried to intervene. The situation escalated when he produced a gun and shot Alvarado-Genao multiple times in the head; emergency responders pronounced her dead at the scene. Genao fled, triggering a week-long manhunt that ended with his arrest at a hotel in Newark, Delaware, on June 2, 2017. He had prior arrests for charges including assault and robbery and initially attempted to conceal his identity when found.

Charges were filed against Gabino Genao in Brooklyn, including murder, assault, reckless endangerment, and criminal possession of a weapon.