An off-duty New York corrections officer is facing murder, kidnapping and other charges after a Wednesday shooting rampage on Long Island that killed her estranged girlfriend and a relative. Forty-three-year-old Kim Wolfe is due today in a Long Island court.
The Nassau County corrections officer allegedly snapped after dropping food off to her ex-girlfriend, reports The New York Post.
"Officials said the lovelorn veteran jail guard, Kim Wolfe, 43, was trying to reconcile with her ex, Stacie Williams, 45, at around 1:30 a.m. when she opened fire on the nurse's aide outside the main entrance to Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow. Cops said Wolfe lured the divorced Williams, who worked in the maternity ward, outside with food from McDonalds. Thirty minutes later, the nurse's aide was found lifeless on the ground. 'How could she do this to my mother?' said one of Williams' sons, Barry King, 26. 'I'm still expecting her to come back home.'
"Armed with a 9mm handgun and insurance papers, Wolfe then drove to a Hempstead home, where she woke her relatives and confessed to her crime, police said. Amid thoughts of suicide, she started fighting with her 88-year-old grandfather over her beneficiary arrangements. At some point, she grabbed her 23-year-old niece, Mary, at gunpoint. When her uncle tried to intervene, Wolfe shot him. She also allegedly shot her grandfather in the process.
Police arrested Wolfe later Wednesday morning as she was driving down a
residential street in Hempstead with her niece. The niece was unharmed. .
Compounding to the anguish: One of Stacie Williams' three sons was struck by a car as he ran across Hempstead Turnpike in a desperate dash to reach his dying mother's side.
A Nassau County homicide detective confirmed that Wolfe and Williams had a romantic relationship. But friends and family members paint a different story, describing her as "intensely jealous" and recently started turning up unannounced at the hospital."
Authorities are investigating whether the weapon used in the attacks was issued by the Nassau County Correction Department.
This was a compltete and total tragedy for all involved, including Wolfe, who likely will never breathe free air again. This awful chain of events highlights the sad reality of domestic violence within the LGBT community. My hearfelt condolences go out to the Williams family, whose grief and anguish in this difficult time must be unbearable.
Posted by: Nathan James | 17 June 2010 at 10:13
If someone doenst want you... move the f.. on. Life is too precious to be so stuck on someone to the point of murder and or suicide!
Posted by: nathans | 17 June 2010 at 10:28
This story is so devastating to hear. I hope Stacie's son makes a full recovery and that Kim gets the harshest punishment possible. R.I.P Stacie Williams.
Posted by: MW09 | 17 June 2010 at 11:29
Yep... Sad as hell... No disrespect to any of the victims involved, but this is a classic example of what Aaron McGruder coined a "N-gga Moment."... In the midst of one emotional episode, this woman took out three people she probably cared very deeply for, her (ex?) girlfriend, uncle, and herself -- and almost a fourth.... Tragic.
Posted by: Will | 18 June 2010 at 06:49