The community of Yonkers is in shock after a murder/suicide which resulted in the death of a beloved fifth grade schoolteacher, Arlene Connolly O’Neill.
According to multiple reports, Connolly O'Neill was shot multiple times by her husband, Sean O’Neill, at their Chittenden Avenue home in the Westchester County city on Wednesday morning.
Sean O’Neill, 54, then shot himself once in the head, said Yonkers police. O'Neill was a retired NYPD officer.
The couple's three sons, aged 15, 13 and 11 were at home when the shooting occurred but were unharmed. They are now in the care of relatives.
A private Mass for Connolly O'Neill was held Thursday at Annunciation Church in Yonkers.
"The City of Yonkers and the Yonkers Police Department extend our condolences to the family and friends of the O’Neill family," the Yonkers Police Department said in a statement.
It is being reported that a GoFundMe has been set up with the aim of providing for the future education of the three boys. There will be more information on that later.
