Margate man claims he was defending himself from his father when he shot, killed mother

Margate man claims he was defending himself from his father when he shot, killed mother

Alexander DelToro didn’t mean to kill his mother when he pulled out his gun. Sitting in front of a Broward jury Monday morning, DelToro, 33, insisted that he resorted to brandishing a firearm because he wanted to scare his violent and aggressive father who had gone for a weapon first. The Dec. 14, 2019, shooting death of Cindy Gale DelToro was a tragedy by every account. Initially, police said DelToro got into a fight with his father while the t…

Margate man accused of fatally shooting mother testifies before judge, says father brandished firearm first - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

A South Florida man accused of a fatal domestic shooting nearly six years ago took the stand Monday morning, saying he was forced to fire. In December 2019, detectives arrested Alexander Deltoro, who was 28 years old at the time, alleging he shot and killed his mother after an argument outside their apartment building in Margate. Deltoro spoke before a judge Monday morning, telling jurors it was his father who pulled out a gun first. In retaliat…

Broward man says father pulled out gun during argument that ended with mother killed

A Margate man who was accused of killing his own mother took the stand on Monday during his trial for manslaughter.