A retired Cook County probation officer took her own life Friday morning just after she fatally shot her grandson’s mother in a tragic murder-suicide.
The NYPD said Marisa Galloway, 45, and Kathleen Leigh, 65, were found with gunshot wounds just half a block away from Gracie Mansion at around 9 a.m.
Both women died from their injuries. Leigh’s death was ruled a suicide.
Investigators recovered surveillance footage of the incident; it reportedly showed Leigh approaching Galloway after the latter placed her 1-year-old baby in the backseat of her car.
Leigh fired twice at Galloway as she placed the baby’s stroller in the trunk striking her in the head and back.
She then shot herself in the head. The victim’s baby was found unharmed in the backseat.
Police said Galloway and Leigh’s son were in the midst of a bitter custody battle over a 4-year-old son.
Officers previously responded to at least five domestic violence reports and two other complaints related to the family’s feud but none led to an arrest.
