A woman who shot her two children, their father and a cousin in Fresno, Calif., before committing suicide took video of herself on her iPad as she smoked methamphetamine prior to the killings, police said Monday.
Aide Mendez, 23, killed herself, her boyfriend’s cousin, Paul Medina, 27, as well as her two children, 17-month-old Aliyah Echeverria and Isaiah Echeverria, 3. The father of her children, 33-year-old Eduardo Lopez, was injured.
“We do know that drugs played a key role, but we don’t know to what extent,” said Lt. Mark Salazar, homicide commander for Fresno police. “She was seen prior to the shooting smoking methamphetamine. She recorded herself on an iPad showing her and Paul Medina smoking meth. We know the power of meth.”
Denver Post wire services
