CONCORD — The first biennial report of the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Committee was released on Monday, laying out 11 steps that could advance the state’s response to tragic cases that impact communities like the 2025 murder of a 25-year-old Berlin woman at the hands of her estranged husband.
Fuentes, 25, was killed by her estranged husband Michael Gleason Jr. on July 6, 2025, inside the La Casita Mexican Restaurant in Berlin. Gleason hid inside the business before it opened and ambushed Fuentes with a shotgun. After shooting Fuentes, Gleason went into the men’s room and used the shotgun on himself.
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