Will David
wdavid@lohud.com
YONKERS — As police try to determine who killed a mother of two children and wounded her husband, detectives said Thursday that her ex-boyfriend from New York City is a "person of interest."
Detective Lt. Daniel Campanini said while the unidentified man who is the father of Sandra Hackley-Cornielle's 6-year-old daughter is a person of interest in the homicide investigation just like many other people, he is not a suspect at this time.
"He is cooperating with us," said Campanini, acting commander of the Detective Division.
The father of Hackley-Cornielle's 12-year-old daughter is dead, authorities said.
Hackley-Cornielle was shot dead April 21 in her 1159 Yonkers Ave. apartment, and her husband, Rafael L. Cornielle, 31, was wounded. He was shot in the chest and leg. He has been released from the hospital.
The funeral for Hackley-Cornielle is at 10 a.m. today at St. Peter's Church, 91 Ludlow St. Hackley-Cornielle was a parishioner of St. Peter's.
On Wednesday night, detectives went to the woman's apartment building and spent two hours handing out more than 500 fliers in English and Spanish asking for help in the investigation.
Police are looking for two gunmen. One is described as a Hispanic man who was dressed in tan pants and a tan jacket. He was in his 20s and carrying a package. Police believed he used the package to pose as a delivery man, to get into the building.
The second gunman is a heavy-set black man in his 20s. He wore a dark hooded sweatshirt and dark blue jeans.
On the night of the shooting, the two victims returned home at 7:30 p.m. with Hackley-Cornielle's two children. They were attacked by two gunmen who had gotten into to the building. Hackley-Cornielle was shot several times.
Cornielle was able to escape from their first-floor apartment and run across the street.
The older daughter was grazed by a bullet, but not seriously injured.
Hackley-Cornielle and her husband worked together for the same promotional company.
Police are asking anyone with information to call the Detective Division at 914-377-7725.
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