Geraldine Krecmer Obituary, Death; – A woman was shot and killed at the Coach and Four apartments on Route 6N in Jefferson Valley on Saturday and the suspect later took his own life.
Police throughout eastern Putnam joined their neighbors in northern Westchester Saturday in response to the incident. Yorktown Police arrived on the scene and found Geraldine Krecmer, 63, lying on a walkway in front of one of the units dead from a gunshot wound.
Police Chief Robert Noble said officers searched the apartment and conducted a perimeter sweep for a suspect who had fled the scene.
State and federal law enforcement agencies arrived at the scene, accompanied by the Westchester County Police, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, and Carmel Police along with the Westchester County Police Department aviation unit.
Chief Noble said evidence was gathered that identified Salvatore Ciniglio, 51, as the suspect who according to police had an “estranged domestic relationship with a family member of the victim.”
Information on a vehicle used by Ciniglio was shared with law enforcement agencies, and it was learned the vehicle had entered the Bronx. The NYPD was alerted and around midnight the vehicle was located. Authorities said as officers attempted to stop the auto, Ciniglio fled and was pursued by NYPD cruisers.
Noble said “When the vehicle finally stopped, Ciniglio shot himself as officers approached. He was taken to a local hospital where he died early Sunday. Noble said Ciniglio acted alone and there are no other suspects. Anyone with information or who witnessed the incident is asked to contact the Yorktown PD Detective Division at 914-962-4141.
