SIMI VALLEY : Coroner Says Man Committed Suicide
The recent death of a Simi Valley man, first thought to have been a homicide, has been ruled a suicide, authorities say.
The Ventura County coroner’s office has determined that Christopher Fortunato, 29, shot himself once in the head with a .22-caliber handgun in the early morning hours of March 5, Sgt. Tony Harper said Tuesday.
Kari Fortunato, 31, was arrested the same day on suspicion of slaying her husband but was later released.
Fortunato was found shot to death in the hallway of the couple’s home in the 1100 block of Hudson Court, police said. Officers were called to the home by a neighbor after the victim’s wife ran to the neighbor’s home to ask for help.
Kari Fortunato, who was covered with blood, was taken to Simi Valley Adventist Hospital. She had been shot in the head and in both hands. Police believe the dead man quarreled with his wife, shot her and then shot himself.
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