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VICTIMS NAMED IN FATAL SHOOTING

Delmarva Now (Eastern Shore)

December 24, 2011

GARGATHA -- Officials this week identified five people who died Dec. 15 in an apparent murder-suicide -- including two children, their mother, their father and a woman who was allowing the mother and children to live in her rented trailer.

All five were found shot dead in a home in a rural trailer park in Gargatha, according to new information released by Accomack County Sheriff Todd Godwin.

Esteban Quintero Gonzales, 37, apparently forced his way into the trailer at 28039 Sixth St., shot four people inside -- including his two children and their mother -- and then killed himself, based on evidence found at the scene and interviews conducted since.

The victims were Zaydy Maria Reyes Gonzalez, 20, Evelyn Colon Matias, 27, Jesus Angel Quintero Colon, 10, and Ana Estefani Quintero Colon, 9.

Reyes was a tenant at the home and had been allowing the other three to stay there, according to the sheriff.

She is survived by a young daughter, who reportedly was not with her at the time.

Evelyn Colon Matias was the mother of the two children slain and Quintero Gonzales was their father.

The two adults were involved in an ongoing custody dispute, according to a press release from the Accomack County Sheriff's Office.

The five bodies were found in the trailer, located on a dirt road off Diamond Springs Boulevard, by a deputy responding to an emergency call that came in at 5:10 p.m. Dec. 15 reporting a possible suicide.

A joint Mass of Christian burial for Quintero, Colon and their two children was held Friday, Dec. 23, at 2 p.m. at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Onley, with Father Robrigo Mingollo officiating.

Reyes' funeral service was held Wednesday at St. Peter's Catholic Church.

The Virginia State Police assisted the Sheriff's Office in the investigation, which the sheriff said is continuing.