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Jealous NYC geriatric shoots girlfriend, 70, younger boyfriend as elderly love triangle turns violent: sources

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Celona, L., Vago, S., & Marino, J. (2026, October 18). Jealous NYC geriatric shoots girlfriend, 70, younger boyfriend as elderly love triangle turns violent: sources. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/18/us-news/jealous-nyc-geriatric-shoots-70-year-old-girlfriend-younger-boyfriend-as-elderly-love-triangle-turns-violent-sources/

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On Saturday night, a 68-year-old man shot his 70-year-old girlfriend and her 60-year-old lover in a Bronx apartment after discovering them together. The incident occurred around 9:30 p.m., resulting in one victim being shot once in the stomach and the other multiple times in the chest. After firing shots, the shooter barricaded himself inside the ninth-floor apartment with the victims, leading to a standoff that ended when NYPD’s Emergency Service Unit apprehended him. Both shooting victims were hospitalized but are reported to be in stable condition as police continued to process charges against the suspect on Sunday afternoon.

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A 68-year-old man shot his 70-year-old girlfriend and her 60-year-old romantic rival multiple times in a Bronx apartment on Saturday night around 9:30 p.m., according to sources. The incident occurred near East 173rd Street and Third Avenue, leading to a tense standoff with police when the shooter barricaded himself inside the apartment along with the victims. Both victims were taken to St. Barnabas Hospital in stable condition after being shot; the woman was hit in the abdomen while the man sustained multiple chest wounds. The NYPD’s Emergency Service Unit eventually apprehended the shooter, and charges are pending against him as of Sunday afternoon.

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A jilted geriatric shot his 70-year-old girlfriend and her younger lover when he found them in a Bronx apartment Saturday night, according to sources. uncertain

he → shoot → sources

The 68-year-old man blasted her once in the gut and shot his 60-year-old romantic rival multiple times in the chest in a ninth-floor apartment near East 173rd Street and Third Avenue around 9:30 p.m., police said. asserted

police → blast → p.m.

Sources described the bloody episode to The Post as a love triangle turned violent. asserted

triangle → describe → Post

When police descended on the home, the enraged beau barricaded himself and the victims inside, leading to a tense standoff with cops. The NYPD’s Emergency Service Unit eventually nabbed the shooter. asserted

Unit → descend → shooter

Both of the victims were rushed by medics to Saint Barnabas Hospital, where they are listed in stable condition. asserted

they → rush → condition

Jealous NYC geriatric shoots girlfriend, 70, younger boyfriend as elderly love triangle turns violent: sources

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