On the evening of November 17, 2023, 43-year-old Rosa Acevedo and her 26-year-old son, Gustavo Devora Acevedo, were shot in their Brooklyn apartment on Louisiana Avenue in East New York. Police found both with multiple gunshot wounds around 7 p.m.; Rosa Acevedo was pronounced dead at the scene and her son was taken to Brookdale University Hospital in critical condition and died the next day.

Authorities identified 52-year-old Luis Collado, who lived with the victims and was in a common-law marriage with Rosa Acevedo, as the suspect. Collado was taken into custody at the scene and a firearm was recovered. He faces multiple counts including murder and weapons charges. The family described a history of domestic violence and are arranging to send the victims’ remains to the Dominican Republic.

Does anyone in East New York have information about prior threatening incidents or other context that could help explain how this escalated?