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Killings in Lynnfield were over baby name, police say

By Altman & Altman

Joseph Cummings, 51, allegedly killed his pregnant girlfriend, 35-year-old Kimberly Nguyen, her sister, and himself over the baby?s last name. The two shared a home on Ledge Road in Lynnfield. Allegedly they got into an argument in their bedroom because she wanted to hyphenate the name and he did not. Nguyen?s sister, 29-year-old Lilly J. Nguyen, apparently heard the gunshots and jumped out of a second story window in another bedroom. It is alleged that Cummings fatally shot her from the window as she lay on the lawn and then killed himself. Kimberly Nguyen?s 12-year-old daughter hid in another room and ran to a neighbor?s house after she heard the last gun shot. Residents were shocked by the incident as were customers of Nguyen?s East Boston nail salon...continue to full post

Full post as published by Boston Criminal lawyer Blog on November 24, 2010 (boomark / email).