Accomack Sheriff Says Father Murdered Mother, Two Children, and Tenant of Home

According to Sheriff Todd Godwin, on Thursday, December 15 at approximately 5:10 p.m., the Accomack County Sheriff's Office received a report of a possible suicide at a residence on 6th Street in the Gargatha area of Accomack County. Upon the initial deputy's arrival, the bodies of five deceased individuals were discovered inside the residence. Accomack County Investigators spent hours processing the scene, collecting evidence and conducting interviews and a Medical Examiner's investigation has determined that all five individuals died as a result of gunshot wounds.


The five deceased persons have been identified as 20 yr old Zayday Reyes, 27 yr old Evelyn Colon-Matias, 10 yr old Jesus Angel Quintero-Colon, 9 yr old Ana Estefani Quintero-Colon and 37 yr old Esteban Quintero-Gonzales.


Based on evidence at the scene and interviews conducted, it appears at this time that Esteban Quintero-Gonzales forced his way into the residence on 6th Street and shot the other 4 victims and then himself. Esteban Quintero-Gonzales was the father of Jesus Angel Quintero-Colon and Ana Estefani Quintero-Colon and was involved in ongoing custody hearings with the children's mother, Evelyn Colon-Matias. Zayday Reyes was a tenant at the 6th Street location and had been allowing Evelyn and her two children to stay at the residence.


Assisting the Accomack County Sheriff's Office in this investigation was the Virginia State Police.


The investigation into this incident is continuing.

Source;  shoredailynews.com