A South Florida man who authorities say fatally shot his wife -
and apparently then posted a photo of her body on Facebook - turned himself
into police Thursday.
Derek
Medina, 31, told officers he had shot Jennifer Alfonso, 26, at their South
Miami home, Miami-Dade police reported in a news release. When officers
responded to the home, they found Alfonso's body, as well as her 10-year-old
daughter, who was unharmed.
Detectives
didn't immediately give a motive and didn't address the Facebook post. Charges
were pending.
A
post on a Facebook page identified as Medina's said at 11:11 .a.m. Thursday,
"Im going to prison or death sentence for killing my wife love you guys
miss you guys takecare Facebook people you will see me in the news."
The
post claimed that his wife was punching him and that he wasn't going to stand
any more abuse. However, YouTube videos linked to his Facebook page earlier
this week show him working out in a martial arts studio, punching and kicking a
heavy bag.
The
next and final post - also at 11:11 a.m. and titled "Rip Jennifer
Alfonso" - was a gruesome photograph showing a woman in black leotards
slumped on the floor, on her back with her legs bent backward and blood on her
left arm and left cheek. The photo was up for more than five hours before
Facebook removed the page late Thursday afternoon.
A
Facebook spokeswoman said in an email to the Associated Press that she couldn't
comment on a law enforcement investigation but could provide a general comment
from the company.
"The
content was reported to us," the spokeswoman wrote. "We took action
on the profile - removing the content and disabling the profile, and we reached
out to law enforcement. We take action on all content that violates our terms,
which are clearly laid out on our site."
Public
records show that Medina and Alfonso first married in January 2010, divorced in
February 2012 and then remarried three months later. Medina bought the
condominium unit where the couple lived in March 2012 for $107,000.
On his Facebook page, Medina claimed to be a supervisor at a
property management company and to have appeared in the Miami-based crime drama
"Burn Notice," though his name doesn't appear in online credits for
the show.
Photos
posted by Medina on Wednesday show the family enjoying a meal alongside an
unnamed marina and lounging beside a swimming pool.
Police
had the area around the condo complex where the couple lived, in a suburb south
of downtown Miami, taped off Thursday evening. The complex is made up of
yellow-peach colored townhouses with faded wood roofs.
Several
cars filled the near-empty parking area in front of the townhouses as police
questioned neighbors and possibly friends of the victim. Some of those gathered
were crying.
Neighbor
Phil Eby said he didn't know the couple very well but expressed surprise at the
shooting.
"I
met him a couple of times. He seemed like a pretty nice guy," Eby said.
"But I don't remember her at all."
It
wasn't immediately clear if Medina had an attorney.
Source: USA Today
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