{"id":3713,"date":"2025-08-15T17:17:46","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T17:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/?p=3713"},"modified":"2025-08-15T17:17:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T17:17:47","slug":"california-mom-of-3-mari-bonnici-found-dead-at-38-in-her-apartment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/?p=3713","title":{"rendered":"California Mom of 3, Mari Bonnici, Found Dead at 38 in Her Apartment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A domestic violence-related murder-suicide involving two Sonoma County Sheriff\u2019s Office employees has left Santa Rosa reeling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ondoho.com\/5ab88b4ed74a44981ac439058fae80eb11971c6fa8e151b89e6eb2fb4c603664.png\" alt=\"The apartment complex where police responded to a 911 call in Santa Rosa, as posted on August 12, 2025 | Source: YouTube\/abc7news\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Police say Deputy Jeremy Lyle, 44, fatally shot his ex-partner, 38-year-old detention specialist Mari Bonnici, before dying by suicide during an early-morning standoff on August 11. Officers were alerted when a neighbor reported Lyle appeared at her door with an infant, saying the child\u2019s mother was hurt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ondoho.com\/4824608b6c9731970c0e3970b8ecc94d66ad81aa8e30a69157ec90d562fe4ae0.png\" alt=\"Sergeant Patricia Seffens speaks to the media following a domestic violence-related murder-suicide involving two sheriff\u2019s department employees, as posted on August 12, 2025 | Source: YouTube\/abc7news\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Bonnici was found dead with a gunshot wound; her 16-month-old twin daughters were unharmed, and the 8-month-old son was with the neighbor. Lyle later shot himself outside the county coroner\u2019s office after hours of negotiations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ondoho.com\/3355826e57ca3c74fc379d7fb443a8a79f6380d312df9caf5c3e91caa22e9212.png\" alt=\"Laura Fernanda Leguizam\u00f3n is pictured with her family members in a photo shared on March 1, 2025 | Source: Facebook\/laura.leguizamon.1044\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Sheriff\u2019s Office called it a domestic violence case with no prior police reports, though Bonnici had filed to dissolve their partnership in June. Sergeant Juan Valencia said, \u201cNo level of training or experience can fully prepare us for such a tragedy.\u201d Resident Steve Schneider added, \u201cIt\u2019s as bad as it gets.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A domestic violence-related murder-suicide involving two Sonoma County Sheriff\u2019s Office employees has left Santa Rosa reeling. Police say Deputy Jeremy Lyle, 44, fatally shot his ex-partner, 38-year-old detention specialist Mari Bonnici, before dying by suicide during an early-morning standoff on August 11. 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