- Manuel Gonzalez was shot by masked gunmen at his wedding ceremony reception
- Police are nonetheless investigating the taking pictures Friday night time
A pair’s wedding ceremony night time changed into a horror present after the groom was shot within the head by masked gunmen.
Dulce and Manuel Gonzalez have been lastly getting married on Friday night time after a decade and two kids collectively, KSDK studies.
The night time was going properly, with 50 relations celebrating the couple within the yard of their St. Louis, Missouri house till the early morning hours.
However simply earlier than 1am on Saturday, two masked gunmen entered the get together from the bride and her sister’s shared driveway fence, in response to Fox 2 Now.
Dulce and Manuel Gonzalez’s wedding ceremony Friday night time changed into a horror when two masked gunmen shot the husband within the head
The assailants yelled for no person to maneuver as they demanded cash from the marriage company – brandishing their weapons as a risk.
Police say one of many males then began going by means of the company’ pockets, whereas the opposite stood behind the 32-year-old groom – and shot him within the head a number of occasions.
At that time, the lads ran away – with out taking any of the household’s objects or cash.
‘They took nothing, but they took all the things from us,’ the bride’s sister, Yaribeth Pena, advised Fox 2 as her new brother-in-law stays in crucial situation at a neighborhood hospital.
The couple lastly bought married on Friday after greater than a decade and two children collectively
The household stated they noticed some indicators of hope when Manuel moved his fingers.
‘He is preventing for his life,’ Pena stated. ‘We hope he pulls by means of.’
Pena added that her sister is now ‘distraught, she’s depressed, she’s heartbroken,’ as police proceed to analyze the taking pictures.
‘They have been saying my brother-in-law was going for his pockets, and possibly they thought he was going for a weapon,’ Pena steered.
The suspects ran off on foot following the taking pictures, with none cash or any of the household’s belongings
She stated she now worries about her household’s security within the Dutchtown neighborhood of the town.
‘I really feel like we must transfer to really feel comfy,’ she advised KSDK, as she begged the neighborhood to assist her household find the suspects, whom she believes are youngsters.
A web based fundraiser has additionally been set as much as assist the household with bills, together with medical payments and the lack of Manuel’s revenue. As of Monday night time, it had raised over $12,000.
No arrests have been made but within the taking pictures, and police say the investigation is ongoing.
However as of Sunday afternoon, the household stated detectives had not but collected the entire proof left on the scene and had not interviewed the entire witnesses.
