"We Love Each Other Very Much!!!"

"SILVER CITY, NM — A tragic case of domestic violence ended in a murder-suicide Sunday night in Silver City.

"Victor Roman, 42, who has a long history of criminal charges, shot and killed his girlfriend, Trudy Huerta, 35, with whom he had a young son, and then turned the gun on himself.

"Silver City Police were called to the Los Cerros apartments in the 4200 block of Kiva Place, on a report of shots fired. Upon arrival, officers found Huerta lying on the ground in front Building I in the complex. Roman was sitting in an orange vehicle with the engine running. As the officers approached the vehicle, they saw Roman slumped over the steering wheel with a shot gun in his left hand. Both Huerta and Roman were dead the scene.

"According to the investigation, Huerta was attempting to stop Roman from taking their son from the apartment when the crime occurred.

"Huerta had an order of protection against Roman going back to 2001. The couple had each filed protection orders against each other in March. On March 19, 2011, Huerta was arrested for battery on a household member. That charge was dismissed by prosecutors on June 8, 2011. On March 24, Roman was charged with violating a protection order. That charge was dismissed on June 7.

"On May 5, in court documents, Huerta wrote that she wanted to terminate the protection order against Roman because `we are going to go to counseling to get along for my son, our son. He is going to get help. We love each other and need to make this work for our family but still need to support his child. We love each other very much!!!` with a smiley face after the 'very much.' `We need and Love each other so much and will do anything to be together,` she wrote.

"According to court documents the order was dismissed on June 6, 2011.

"Huerta leaves five young children, ages 1, 9, 12, 14, and 17. Huerta was employed at Burger King and worked the second shift. Roman worked occassionally for All Glass MD in Silver City."

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