Police: Ex-Boyfriend Kills Woman's New Boyfriend, Self In Port Jefferson Station
PORT JEFFERSON STATION, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) -- A Long Island woman's boyfriend and ex-boyfriend are dead, after a terrifying murder-suicide unfolded right before her very eyes.
As CBS 2's Hazel Sanchez reported Monday, Joe Festinger -- owner of the L.I. Pour House Bar and Grill in Port Jefferson -- said Frank Panebianco, 28, and his girlfriend, Jessica Kasten, also 28, looked happy when they left his restaurant Sunday night.
"The last thing they said is, 'Hey, Thank you! We'll be back. Love the place!'" Festinger said. "And then he got killed."
Police said once Panebianco and Kasten reached the parking lot, they were confronted by Michael Skiadas, Kasten's ex-boyfriend.
"A friend of theirs tried to stop the argument. The ex-boyfriend produced a shotgun," said Suffolk County police Lt. Kevin Beyrer.
Investigators said after Skiadas went to his Jeep and got the shotgun, Panebianco got in his car with Kasten and tried to go off. The friend, Jack Schneider, tried to stop Skiadas, but Skiadas allegedly hit him in the head with the gun and charged toward the couple, police said.
Police Investigate Port Jefferson Station Murder-Suicide
Restaurant workers ran for safety.
"There's a guy with a gun, you know. We all went inside," Festinger said. "We didn't want anything to do with the guy with the gun."
Beyrer alleged Skiadas "ran up to the fleeing car, fired at the car twice, killing the new boyfriend. He then returned to his car and killed himself in his car."
Skiadas was pronounced dead at the scene. Panebianco was hit in the torso and was pronounced dead at the hospital. Schneider suffered non-life threatening injuries.
Kasten was not hurt.
Panebianco's family asked for privacy at their Mount Sinai, Long Island home, where relatives and friends were mourning the sudden loss of the TD Bank employee. He was also the eldest of four sons.
Panebianco's father said his son had been dating Kasten for only a few months.
"I couldn't imagine. You know, you're here today you're not tomorrow," Festinger said. "That can happen to anybody. You can't stop it."
Panebianco's uncle described him as a great kid who was non-confrontational and loved to fish.
And in Panebianco's father's own words: "Frank was the perfect son. He was such a good boy. He was the best."
Police said there was no history of trouble between the couple and Skiadas.
The investigation was ongoing late Monday.
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