Man accused of killing estranged wife intended to shoot her boyfriend: Court documents

Jose Bencosme told police he thought he was killing his ex-wife's boyfriend outside Lineage Logistics in Upper Macungie Township.
Tuesday, July 19, 2022
UPPER MACUNGIE TWP., Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- A man accused of fatally shooting his estranged wife outside a Lehigh County warehouse claims she was not the intended target, according to court documents obtained by WFMZ-TV.

Forty-four-year-old Maria Guzman-Rodriguez, of Allentown, was found dead outside Lineage Logistics in Upper Macungie Township early Friday morning.

She was arriving to work when she was killed.
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Police were called to the scene on the 7100 block of Ruppsville Road around 4 a.m.

That's where officers found Guzman-Rodriguez's body next to an SUV.

Jose Bencosme, 55, told police he thought he was killing his ex-wife's boyfriend when he fired several shots point-blank into the vehicle.
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Guzman-Rodriguez died at the scene.



According to WFMZ, the victim's boyfriend told police that Bencosme had threatened to kill him and Guzman-Rodriguez the day before the shooting and that they had obtained a Protection from Abuse order.

Bencosme remains behind bars on homicide charges.

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