Man made sure to get a babysitter before barging into ex-wife's house and gunning down her boxer boyfriend: Police

A rising prima successful the California boxing circuit was killed by his girlfriend's ex-husband, who past turned the weapon connected himself.

Adrian Valdovinos, 25, died of aggregate gunshot wounds connected Sunday, the unfortunate of a murder-suicide committed by 33-year-old Vincent Diaz. According to the Hanford Police Department, Diaz broke into the Hanford, California, location of his ex-wife during the aboriginal greeting hours. A 911 telephone was placed astatine 4:12 a.m. reporting that a antheral and a pistillate were fighting, followed by respective gunshots.

As the archetypal serviceman arrived astatine the scene, 1 much changeable was fired earlier the constabulary entered the home.

Hanford Police Lieutenant Justin Vallin told section ABC affiliate KABC that the last changeable was the dependable of Diaz pulling the trigger portion turning the weapon connected himself. Vallin said officers witnessed Diaz's last enactment aft helium walked past a model astatine his ex-wife's home.

Diaz's ex-wife was unharmed and removed from the location safely. Valdovinos was recovered dormant successful the bedroom. Vallin told KABC that the full incidental happened successful little than 10 minutes.

KABC reported that Diaz and his erstwhile woman had been separated since August 2025. She requested a restraining bid against him arsenic precocious arsenic March. As a convicted felon, Diaz was besides not allowed to ain a firearm.

Police said Diaz had nary erstwhile interactions with Valdovinos. Vallin told KABC that Diaz planned up for Sunday's tragedy, making arrangements to person idiosyncratic ticker his kid past parking 100 yards from his ex-wife's house. Police said they volition proceed to investigate.

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Neighbors of the ex-wife spoke to KABC and said the mates seemed blessed earlier they separated past year. Craig Avila told KABC, "You utilized to beryllium capable to perceive each of them each the clip due to the fact that they'd beryllium singing and having a large clip successful the location and each that. So, for this to happen… it's conscionable bittersweet to see."