Patricia Barragán was murdered in front of her children by her ex-boyfriend (PHOTOS)

Patricia Barragán was murdered by her ex-boyfriend in front of her children.

Jorge Alberto Durán García had a history of domestic violence.

“The system failed Patty,” said a niece of the woman murdered in her home.

Patricia Barragan was shot to death in front of her children by her ex-boyfriend Jorge Alberto Durán García who also died in the incident. The San Bernardino Police Department in California, revealed details of the brutal crime that has shocked the Hispanic community.

The tragedy of 30-year-old Patricia Barragán, is particularly dramatic because 31-year-old Jorge Alberto Durán García already had a long history of domestic violence against women. In the courts of San Bernardino County there was a restraining order that Barragán requested against Durán García.

Patricia Barragán was shot to death by her ex-boyfriend

Patricia Barragán, 30 years old, was shot to death in her home and with her children present by her ex-boyfriend and who broke in by force. (PHOTO: Special for MundoHispánico)

According to the case report made by the detectives of the SBPD Homicide Division last Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at 9:30 at night, several neighbors called the police to report a noisy commotion followed by a shooting.

Several SBPD officers showed up at the Kendall Brooks Apartments complex, 1200 West Kendall Drive, in the northwest of the San Bernardino metropolitan area in response to the neighbor’s concerned calls.

Barragán’s children were in the house when she was killed

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SBPD officers entered the apartment where neighbors told them that a woman lived with her children. The exact number of children who lived in the unit is not recorded in the case documents. Inside the house, the police found two people injured.

When the officers arrived at the house they could no longer do anything for the two who were wounded and they were declared dead at the scene. None of the children were injured in the shooting. The dead woman was identified as Patricia Barragán and the man as Jorge Alberto Durán García.

Patricia Barragán feared her ex-boyfriend

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During the investigation at the scene by the Homicide Division of the SBPD, they were able to clarify the sequence of events that ended in Barragán’s death. According to the authorities, Jorge Alberto Durán García forced his way into the apartment.

Patricia Barragán was already living in fear due to previous attacks she suffered at the hands of Jorge Alberto Durán García. Because of that, Barragán had a gun to defend herself against him. When the man forced his way into the apartment, she grabbed her gun.

Jorge Alberto Durán García forced his way into the apartment

Patricia Barragán requested a restraining order against her ex-boyfriend due to the history of domestic violence she suffered with the man. (PHOTO: Special for MundoHispánico)

At one point Patricia Barragán shot Jorge Alberto Durán García in self-defense. He was injured but not dead. There was a struggle between Barragán and Durán García which was what caused the commotion that the neighbors heard. In the midst of the struggle, he took her weapon.

Jorge Alberto Durán García shot Patricia Barragán in front of her terrified children. That’s when neighbors called the 911 upon hearing the brutal shooting. This is how Patricia Barragán’s tragedy ended after years of suffering abuse from her ex-boyfriend.

“She protect herself”

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Jaqueline Rodríguez Sevilla, Patricia Barragán’s niece, started a GoFundMe: Paying tribute to our ray of sunshine to help for her funeral expenses. Rodríguez Sevilla’s message is shocking.

“In the last year my aunt fought to put a man with a criminal record behind bars. After months of asking for help…she protect herself and her four children. In the last few months, she filed a restraining order, installed cameras, changed locks, notified her work… and legally bought a gun,” says Rodríguez Sevilla.

The authorities failed Patricia Barragán

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According to Jaqueline Rodríguez Sevilla she did all this “to establish a line of defense against this man. Just a few days ago her life was stolen, they ruled homicide and now her children are without their mother. After all these months, she tried to do things ‘by the book,’ but the police department failed her and her children.” says the message.

“Patty (Patricia Barragán) was a working single mother and was hoping to buy a house for her family this year. Women should not have to lose their lives to domestic violence in order to be an example. The system failed Patty and I hate that this is…what I can do to help her,” Rodríguez Sevilla wrote.