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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Yahoo
Sheriff's Deputy Killed Mother of His Kids — Then Dropped Baby Off at Neighbor's, Said to Call 911 Before Taking Own Life
Sonoma County Sheriff's Deputy Jeremy Lyle died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound following a standoff with police An off-duty sheriff's deputy in California murdered the mother of his children before taking his own life during a standoff with police. The Santa Rosa Police Department responded just after 7 p.m. on Aug. 10, to a 911 call made by a neighbor of Mari Bonnici, a detention specialist with the Sonoma County Sheriff's Department, at an apartment complex in Santa Rosa, the department wrote on Facebook. The neighbor said that Bonnici's ex-partner, Sheriff's Deputy Jeremy Lyle, 44, had handed her an infant and instructed her to call 911 "because the child's mother was hurt," then left the area. When officers arrived at Bonnici's apartment, they forced entry and discovered the 38-year-old's lifeless body with at least one gunshot wound, the SRPD wrote. Two other children, both toddlers, were discovered unharmed in a back bedroom. About a half hour later, police learned Lyle's truck was spotted near the county coroner's office. On arrival, they found Lyle standing in the bed of the truck holding a handgun to his back. Authorities attempted to negotiate Lyle's surrender for hours to no avail. At about 2 a.m., 7 hours after authorities first received the 911 call, Lyle shot himself, police said. The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office said Lyle's death was witnessed by personnel on the scene. Police believe the incident was related to domestic violence, but they had no previous domestic violence reports on record between Lyle and Bonnici. The couple's three children are being cared for by relatives. "We recognize the profound shock and concern that this incident brings to our community," the Sheriff's Office wrote in a statement. "Both the Sheriff's Office and the community place immense trust in those who are dedicated to serving and protecting. No level of training or experience can fully prepare us for such a tragedy." The incident is the ninth homicide and third murder-suicide in Santa Rosa this year, police said. If you are experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or go to All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages. If you are experiencing suicidal thoughts, call or text 988 to speak with a trained crisis counselor 24/7, or visit Read the original article on People
CBS News
5 days ago
- CBS News
Sonoma County Sheriff's deputy kills mother of his 3 children in murder-suicide
A Sonoma County Sheriff's deputy shot and killed the mother of his three children on Sunday before fatally shooting himself during a standoff, Santa Rosa Police said on Monday. Off-duty deputy Jeremy Lyle, 44, allegedly killed his former partner around 7 p.m. while she was at home, Santa Rosa police said. He then knocked on a neighbor's door in the same apartment complex, handed the resident a baby and told them the child's mother was hurt, police said. The neighbor called 911, and when officers arrived at the Quigg Drive apartment complex, they found a woman unresponsive on her living room couch. Police identified the victim as 38-year-old Mari Bonnici. Bonnici was a mother of three and a detention specialist with the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office, police said. The infant given to the neighbor and twin toddlers found in a back bedroom are believed to be Bonnici and Lyle's children, police said. They were not injured and are in the care of family. Lyle left the scene after giving the baby to a neighbor, and while searching for him, police learned he was an off-duty deputy, police said. He was found just after 7:30 p.m., parked in the Sonoma County Coroner's Office lot. Lyle was spotted standing on the bed of his truck and got into a standoff with officers and deputies until around 2 a.m. when he fatally shot himself, police said. Police said Lyle and Bonnici had been in a domestic partnership but were separated at the time. The killings mark the city's third murder-suicide in 2025 and its ninth homicide, according to police.
