Delavan murder-suicide case closed; Analco took five lives before his own
DELAVAN — Almost 11 months of investigation confirms that Ambrosio Analco acted alone when he shot and killed five people before taking his own life June 9.
“There is no credible information to show that any other individual was involved,” Walworth County District Attorney Phil Koss wrote in a letter to the Delavan Police Department upon his review of the investigation.
Analco, 23, killed his ex-girlfriend, Nicole M. McAffee, 19; their infant twin sons, Argenis and Isaiah; Nicole’s sister, Ashley L. Huerta, 21; and their friend, Vanessa L. Iverson, 19.
Analco shot his 20-month-old daughter Jasmine in the chest, but she survived.
There was only one witness, Gaspar Huerta, who escaped by jumping off a second-story balcony and running to a neighbor’s house to call police.
“His information was invaluable,” Delavan Police Chief Tim O’Neill said. “His entire story was backed up by physical evidence. Every shred of evidence only strengthened his story.”
O’Neill said it’s not often that a case is so clear-cut.
“Sometimes there’s a gray area,” he said. “But in this particular case, there wasn’t one shred of evidence that pointed in any other direction.”
Koss wrote in his letter to the Delavan Police Department that no criminal charges will be brought in the case.
Police were called to 309 S. Second St. just after 10:30 p.m. June 9.
Gaspar Huerta told police he had been watching television in the back bedroom when he heard gunshots and saw his wife, Ashley Huerta, rushing toward him, a man shooting at her from behind.
Koss called the murder-suicide “the worst carnage” he and police have seen.
O’Neill said the investigation “closes an unfortunate chapter” in Delavan history and provides some closure for the victims’ families and the community.
May 8, 2008 at 7:14 p.m.
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My point was why would he not shoot and kill his daughter but he shot and killed every one else it doesnt make sense!
May 5, 2008 at 12:01 p.m.
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sarahi, Perhaps there is more to this than we'll ever know and there should be further investigation. But if Anaico shot his ex-girlfriend and the bullet passed through her and struck his daughter, Jasmine, then Anaico did in fact shot Jasmine. It may have been an unintended result of his shooting the ex-girlfriend but the fact is he shot Jasmine. The rest of your points may be spot on, I don't know, but you've missed this one imo.
May 5, 2008 at 11:29 a.m.
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My husband went into that house after the murder of his sister and he noticed a big problem with Gaspars story. He said that his wife Ashley was running towards him! Well the way the house is set up there is no way thats possible Ashley was shot running into the kitchen, which is in a totally oppsite said of the house! Also the police said they did test on Gaspars pants to confirm he was on the roof! Thats funny because when he should up to his neighbor's house to call 911 he was in his boxers! It just doesnt make sense did he strip before he went to his neighbor's house? Also Analco didnt shot his daughter Jasmine! He Shot his ex-girlfriend Nicole and that Bullet went through Nicole and entered Jasmine! There is just far to many questions and not enough answers! Did the D.A just sign off on the report to be done with it? What's gonna happen when our family hires a private investagator to review this case and it comes out Analco didnt act alone is it gonna turn into another case of the blame game like it did with Elkhorn P.D and the D.A back in jan.2006 when they didnt arrest Analco for Domestic abuse when he beat and strangled Nicole with an extension cord! I still dont believe that someone can shot them selfs 5 times in the heart and every bullet hits the same area! Something fishy is going on here!
May 3, 2008 at 2:52 a.m.
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I presume Koss did not make that comment in writing, so it would have been appropriate to interpret it as "the worst carnage".
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Either way, so sad.
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