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- Alexander Roque confessed he shot his girlfriend, mother-of-one, within the head
- Yessenia Rodriguez Marquez, the alleged sufferer, died after attempting to go away Roque
- Roque despatched footage of Marquez’s useless physique within the automotive to 2 individuals, police say
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A person allegedly shot and killed his girlfriend, put her physique within the passenger seat of his SUV and drove to the Florida Metropolis police station to give up to authorities.
Police stated Alexander Roque, 48, confessed to killing his girlfriend, 44-year-old Yessenia Rodriguez Marquez, who they discovered useless within the passenger seat with a gunshot wound to her head on Saturday evening.
Roque was subsequently charged with second-degree homicide and booked into jail on Sunday morning.
The suspect appeared in court docket on Monday the place Decide Mindy S. Glazer denied him bond, castigated him for allegedly sending an image of Marquez’s lifeless physique to his cousin and hinted that the state ‘could cost it as a first-degree homicide.’
NBC 6 captured the second officers surrounded Roque’s white automotive and arrested him with no resistance. The weapon was allegedly discovered subsequent to Marquez’ physique.
Alexander Roque’s mugshot after he was jailed for allegedly killing Marquez, his girlfriend who had been attempting to go away him
Yessenia Rodriguez Marquez (pictured) leaves behind an 11-year-old daughter
A police report obtained by 7 Information Miami claimed that Roque reached out to Marquez’s estranged ex-husband earlier than driving to the police station and surrendering himself.
Roque allegedly despatched the ex-husband, whom Marquez shared an 11-year-daughter with, a photograph of the sufferer’s useless physique earlier than video calling him.
The Miami Herald reported that the husband recorded the decision and handed it over to police for proof.
Throughout the name, Roque supposedly panned over to the sufferer, Marquez, who was useless in a bloody entrance passenger seat, the identical means police discovered her on the station.
Police additionally stated Roque texted his cousin with footage of Marquez’s physique, who advised Roque to show himself in.
Marquez’s former sister-in-law advised 7 Information Miami that months earlier than the slaying, Roque kidnapped Marquez and her younger daughter.
Pictured: Alexander Roque getting arrested by Florida Metropolis police after he drove to the station along with his girlfriend’s lifeless physique within the passenger seat subsequent to him
Marquez (pictured) was discovered useless by police in Roque’s automotive with a gunshot wound to the pinnacle
Roque (pictured proper) seems in entrance of Decide Mindy S. Glazer (pictured left) days after allegedly killing his girlfriend Marquez and confessing to the crime
Each Marquez’s ex-husband and Roque’s cousin advised police Roque contacted them with photographs of Marquez useless and bloody within the passenger seat of his automotive
Pictured: A handcuffed Roque being led away by police
Marquez’s ex-husband and the daddy of their daughter intervened and obtained them freed, based on the ex-sister-in-law.
Tragically, it wasn’t sufficient to stop Marquez’s demise.
‘[Roque] was kidnapping them at residence,’ the previous sister-in-law stated. ‘She stated she does not need to proceed with the connection, after which he continued calling her many occasions. Calling after which lastly this occurred.’
She added: ‘I don’t have something unhealthy to say about Yessenia. She’s very quiet. laborious employee, and she or he was very joyful to be right here in the USA,’ the previous sister-in-law stated.
Outdoors the police station, officers ordered Roque to get out of the automotive and located Marquez useless with a gunshot wound to the pinnacle.
First responders tried to avoid wasting Marquez on the scene however have been unsuccessful, and she or he was pronounced useless.
The Miami-Dade Police’s murder division has taken over the case and can proceed to analyze Roque’s motive for allegedly killing his girlfriend.
DailyMail.com reached out to Miami-Dade Police and Florida Metropolis police for remark.
Roque is predicted again in court docket Tuesday.
