A Fourth of July domestic dispute in Coram, New York, ended with the fatal shooting of 47-year-old Alex Carter at his Townehouse Drive home. The incident happened in the early morning hours, around 2:30 a.m., after a physical altercation with his girlfriend, 44-year-old Ashley Guimont. Emergency services transported Carter to John T. Mather Memorial Hospital in Port Jefferson, where he was pronounced dead.

Suffolk County Police arrested Guimont and charged her with second-degree murder. Investigators reported finding a 9mm handgun on the kitchen counter and a shell casing near Carter’s body; prosecutors said Guimont admitted to the shooting. Her attorney has argued she acted in self-defense, alleging ongoing domestic violence and saying Guimont had visible facial injuries and a swollen neck and that Carter had been strangling her shortly before the shooting. Guimont was initially held without bail and later granted bail as the case proceeds.

Does anyone have information about the incident or the parties involved that could help clarify what happened that night?