LI family mourns mom found shot to death in car
MORICHES, Long Island (PIX11) — The family of a Long Island woman who was fatally shot in a car on Friday is looking for help supporting the victim's son.
Rebecca Roth, 33, was found with a gunshot wound in a Hyundai Elantra in a parking lot outside her apartment complex on Long Tree Lane in Moriches at around 8:20 a.m. Friday, according to the Suffolk County Police Department.
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Roth's mother made the gruesome discovery and called 911, police said.
'Please keep her (the victim) son Pharaoh, her mother Laura, and her sister Jessica Roth Christiansen in your thoughts and prayers,' said a GoFundMe page set up to help support Pharaoh and help with funeral expenses.
James Quininchetta, 40, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder. The suspect allegedly shot the woman over a $1,500 debt, according to News 12 Long Island.
'Boom, boom, boom – he put five shots into my baby,' Roth's mom told News 12. 'How do you kill a young girl that you hardly know who has a family?'
Quininchetta is being held without bail and is due back in court Thursday, according to the report.
Mira Wassef is a digital reporter who has covered news and sports in the NYC area for more than a decade. She has been with PIX11 News for two years. See more of her work here.
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