Cuban man kills his ex-wife and then commits suicide in Kentucky, USA.

The woman was found by elements of the Louisville Metropolitan Police Department with two gunshot wounds.

Policía en Louisville (Imagen de Referencia) © Facebook/Louisville Metro Police Department
Police in Louisville (Reference Image)Photo © Facebook/Louisville Metro Police Department

A woman of Cuban nationality died last Friday in Liverpool Lane, Kentucky, due to multiple gunshots from her partner, also a man of Cuban nationality, according to reports from local press and confirmations on social media.

The woman, identified as Yailyn Casales, lived in a small apartment in the mentioned neighborhood of Bon Air, along with her young son, the police reported.

Casales was found after 5:00 a.m. by members of the Louisville Metropolitan Police Department with two gunshot wounds.

That same day, around 1:00 p.m., the man was seen lurking in the area, and when the report was made, he fled from the authorities, who became engaged in a chase.

"When they arrived here, they were able to locate the suspect, and while he was fleeing, he decided to take his own life by firing a weapon," said Major Russell Miller to the press outlet WLKY.

The authorities had not confirmed the relationship between the two deceased, however, a report on Facebook helped to link them.

Facebook capture

According to a user on the social network, the crime occurred in front of the minor, who was the child of both.

Regarding the minor, the police said that he was "taken to a safe place without suffering any injuries."

Friends of the young woman reacted on Facebook upon learning the news, wishing her to rest in peace.

Facebook Capture/Lisandra Rodríguez

At the beginning of August, a 32-year-old Cuban woman identified as Indira Almaguer was stabbed to death in the city of Louisville, Kentucky, by her ex-partner, Marcelino Fonseca, who is also Cuban.

Upon arriving at the scene, the police found a woman inside who had been the victim of several knife attacks, 17 stab wounds, according to a family source of the deceased who confirmed on social media that the murderer had savagely attacked Indira.

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