Cops responded to bitter breakup a month before Loop murder-suicide - Chicago Sun-Times
Officers were called to the home of a Tinley Park man and his fiancée about a month before he fatally shot her and took his own life in a Loop business last week, according to the suburban police department’s reports. Richard Idrovo, 45, and Alma Hernandez, 44, were having a bitter breakup on July 16. Tinley Park Police went to their home, and he accused her of stealing his gun and a Rolex watch. 14, Idrovo shot Hernandez at the AmeriCash Loan store in the 100 block of West Van Buren near the Chicago Board of Trade. But Tinley Park police records show they were going through a nasty split on July 16. About 10:30 p. m. that night, officers responded to a call about a domestic disturbance. According to a police report, Hernandez told officers that she asked Idrovo’s sister and brother to come to the house to help her tell him she wanted to end her six-year relationship with Idrovo. She told police Idrovo was locked in a bedroom where he kept two guns. “It should be noted that Richard made no comments to harm himself or anyone else tonight,” an officer wrote in a Tinley Park police report obtained Thursday by the Chicago Sun-Times through a public records request. Idrovo accused Hernandez of stealing his. Three days later, Idrovo’s mother called police when Hernandez returned with a U-Haul truck to remove her belongings. Source: chicago.suntimes.com
