A 44-year-old Centereach man allegedly stabbed his ex-girlfriend to death in New Jersey Thursday and then jumped in front of a Manhattan subway train, authorities said.
Arthur Lomando, who was identified in multiple reports as an ex-NYPD officer, fatally stabbed 48-year-old Suzanne Bardzell in the driveway of her Bergen County home, authorities said. The pair had been estranged, according to reports.
48 year old woman found stabbed in her vehicle in her driveway at 715 Godwin Avenue Midland Park. Victim is SUZANNE BARDZELL dob10.1.67
— John Molinelli (@johnlmolinelli) October 22, 2015
Bergen County Prosecutor John Molinelli said on Twitter that Lomando “threw himself in front of NYC subway” and was taken to Harlem Hospital Center, where he was treated for severe injuries to his head and legs.
Midland Park victim is deceased matter is a homicide
— John Molinelli (@johnlmolinelli) October 22, 2015
MIDLAND PARK HOMICIDE UPDATE SUSPECT LOMANDO IN CUSTODY pic.twitter.com/RVLdRJ6blI
— John Molinelli (@johnlmolinelli) October 23, 2015
Midland Park Murder suspect Arthur LOMANDO threw himself in front of a NYC subway at Amsterdam and St Nick an hour ago he is at Harlem Hosp
— John Molinelli (@johnlmolinelli) October 23, 2015
LOMANDO suffered severe injuries to his head and legs and is in surgery. Harlem Hosp officials notified NYPD
— John Molinelli (@johnlmolinelli) October 23, 2015
The Bergen Record reported that Bardzell was already dead by the time police arrived to the scene.
Lomando confronted Bardzell shortly before 3:30 p.m. as she pulled into her driveway, The Record reported. He allegedly shattered the driver’s side window and stabbed her multiple times with “a very large machete type of knife,” Molinelli said, according to The Record.
The prosecutor was also quoted as saying that Bardzell had recently filed for an order of protection against Lomando.
Bardzell reportedly had two sons from a previous marriage, both in their teens.
The Bergen County Prosecutor’s office did not return a call for comment.
