Rebecca Roth, 33, was shot to death in the pre-dawn hours of June 6, 2025, while sitting in the driver’s seat of her Hyundai Elantra in the Tall Oaks Apartments parking lot in Moriches, New York. Her mother found her hours later; Roth was pronounced dead at the scene after sustaining multiple gunshot wounds to her torso.

Investigators focused on her 40-year-old ex-boyfriend, James Quininchetta of Ridge. Prosecutors say the killing followed a dispute over a $1,500 debt Roth allegedly owed Quininchetta. It is alleged Quininchetta took a rideshare to the complex, fired a .45 caliber semi-automatic handgun into Roth’s vehicle seven times, then discarded the gun and a fanny pack containing ammunition nearby; police later recovered those items.

Quininchetta turned himself in the day after the shooting, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon. Prosecutors say he gave a videotaped confession with details only the perpetrator could know; he pleaded not guilty at arraignment and was indicted, then ordered held without bail. Friends and family have established a GoFundMe to support Roth’s young son and funeral costs.

Does anyone have information about Rebecca’s movements that morning or who might have seen a rideshare arrive at Tall Oaks before dawn?