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Bronx Woman Shot in Head by Her Husband Inside SUV, Police Say

By Eddie Small | October 5, 2015 10:58am
 Police are searching for 31-year-old Amauri Perdomo in connection with the murder of 27-year-old Jennifer Ortiz.
Police are searching for 31-year-old Amauri Perdomo in connection with the murder of 27-year-old Jennifer Ortiz.
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FORDHAM — A Bronx woman was allegedly shot in the head by her husband inside an SUV Sunday morning, police said.

Officers found Jennifer Ortiz, 27, in the passenger seat of an SUV outside 2525 Morris Ave. about 7:45 a.m. on Sunday, according to the NYPD.

EMS pronounced Ortiz dead at the scene.

Police have named Ortiz's husband Amauri Perdomo, 31, as a suspect.

Perdomo, who is about 6 foot tall and weighs roughly 230 pounds, was arrested for criminal possession of a weapon in 2009, police said.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).