A famous United States-based Ghanaian pastor, Sylvester Ofori, has been apprehended after shooting his wife, Barbara Tommey dead.
The incident happened in front of the 27-year-old woman’s office at the Navy Federal Credit Union, very close to the Mall at Millenia in Orlando recently.
While talking about the incident, the spokesperson of Orlando Police Department said Barbara was shot by her husband, around the business’ front doors on the 4600 block of Gardens Park Boulevard just before 9 a.m.
Barbara was certified dead at Orlando Regional Medical Center not long after she was rushed to the hospital for medical treatment.
The spokesperson said further that the 35-year-old Ofori was taken into custody at his apartment and he is being held at the Orange County Jail without bond under first-degree murder with a firearm.
During a recent press conference, Chief Orlando Rolón said the shooting incident was captured on CCTV.
He said: “You can tell that she was surprised by what was happening.”
In the same vein, the Navy Federal Credit Union issued a statement on the shooting. The statement reads: “This morning, a team member was fatally injured during an act of violence outside our Millenia branch, by a man she knew, according to the police.
“Our thoughts are with our team member’s family. Our number one priority is keeping both our members and team members safe. We will ensure all team members at the branch are provided with the support they need during this time. Any further information can be provided by the Orlando Police Department.”
According to report, Pastor Sylvester has been abusing his wife for a very long time. Owing to the abuse, Barbara’s family persuaded her to leave him but she was tracked by Sylvester to her workplace he shot her 7 times.
A woman who witnessed the shooting incident said: “I’m shaken up right now, I’m still shaken up.”
She said she saw Barbara come out of the office to move her car before she was shot.
She said: “The next thing I knew, he raised his hand with the gun in it, and he shot her.
“The guy was walking behind her. I don’t know if she knew he was there or not. I started running and as I’m running, I hear three or four more shots.
“She was always very nice when I came into the bank. She’s very nice, very nice.”
