Her family 's troubles started in November 1986 . Her father , Jose Martinez , had an argument with customers at his store . After the killing , the NYPD received information that Santos had run to the Dominican Republic and was incarcerated there for murder , and the case was closed in 1988 , NYPD Deputy Commissioner Paul Browne said . One of the customers , then year - old Jose Martinez , allegedly pulled a firearm and killed him .
Her family 's troubles started in November 1986 . Her father , Jose Martinez , had an argument with customers at his store . One of the customers , then year - old Jose Martinez , allegedly pulled a firearm and killed him .