The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP) has learned of an intimate partner violence (IPV) homicide-suicide that occurred on Wednesday, February 6 in Lake Worth, Florida. According to local news sources Leopold Azplazu and Gabriel Ferrarotti were found shot to death in a home on South Lakeside Drive. The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office believes Azplazu shot Ferrarotti prior to killing himself. Neighbors speaking to the press stated that the homicide-suicide occurred following the coupe's breaking up after 11 years on Tuesday night.

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