Police: 2 dead in Bridgeport murder-suicide

A Bridgeport woman who police say was killed by her ex-boyfriend in a murder-suicide is being remembered by her neighbors. Neighbors say they saw Henry Torres fatally shoot Cindy Velez Saturday morning

News 12 Staff

Aug 18, 2009, 1:20 AM

Updated 5,595 days ago

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A Bridgeport woman who police say was killed by her ex-boyfriend in a murder-suicide is being remembered by her neighbors.
Neighbors say they saw Henry Torres fatally shoot Cindy Velez Saturday morning in the driveway of her Atwater Street home. Witnesses say they saw Torres' car speeding the down the street as they came outside after hearing gun shots and screaming.
Investigators say Velez's 19-year-old daughter was also shot, but was released from the hospital Sunday.
Authorities say Torres was later found in a home on Jones Avenue with a gunshot to the head.
Neighbors say Velez and Torres lived together for many years, but he recently moved out after they broke up.
Velez?s family says the wake will be held Wednesday and the funeral Thursday.