POLICE IN LAS CRUCES ARE INVESTIGATING WHAT APPEARS TO BE A MURDER-SUICIDE. THEY SAY 30 YEAR OLD BRIDGETTE DOMINGUEZ, WHO WAS PREGNANT , WAS SHOT BY HER ESTRANGED BOYFRIEND, 32 YEAR OLD JESUS MANUEL ROJAS FOLLOWING SEVERAL ARGUMENTS ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. POLICE SAY ROJAS SHOT DOMINGUEZ TWICE BEFORE TURNING THE GUN ON HIMSELF.
THE COUPLE HAD THREE CHILDREN RANGING IN AGE FROM 20 MONTHS TO 11 YEARS OLD. THEY ALSO HAD A HISTORY OF DOMESTIC DISTURBANCES AND HAD BEEN ARRESTED OVER THE YEARS ON BATTERY CHARGES AGAINST EACH OTHER.