I Don’t Understand Why..

I Don’t Understand Why..

May 3, 2005

I got some news today from Scottsdale, Debbie’s BF Rocky was shot and killed on May 1^st, 2005 at their home by her ex husband Charles. Debbie was also shot and in serious condition after this incident.

Debbie Storey is Dr. Meltzer’s patient assistant. She does the things to take care of you while you are recovering at the Greenbaum hotel, like run errands to getting your favorite ice cream treat or just chat. She can be a godsend for Dr. Meltzer’s patients who have surgery alone with no one else to help or support them.

When will the suffering stop? Debbie has spent over 20 years in an abusive marriage relationship with children and was finally able to break away from Charles. She met Rocky at a garage sale when they both reached for the same music CD and ended up haggling over it. I met Rocky on Sunday when Debbie came to visit Dr. Meltzer’s patients at Greenbaum. He offered to get me a treat from Walgreen’s since they were headed there to pick up some stuff for another patient. Thanks, nothing for now, but the next day Rocky gave me a box of chocolates with his card and a message. I will always remember Rocky from that day. He was a charming hunk with a soft heart. He worked as a real estate agent in the Phoenix area. He told me one day he would like to open a place to help children in need, that was one of his dreams, a dream that will never come true for him to witness. I will not forget the sense of his sprit and the foot prints he left on my heart.

Over the past few days, I felt something was wrong and was not able to put my finger on it. When I got the email regarding Debbie, it clicked and realized this was the event that was calling me. I’m deeply saddened and tearful by what has happened. It feels like part of my family has suffered a great loss. It makes me wonder how an individual like Charles can be so selfish to take away a loved one from another member of humanity. Then feeling guilty enough to try and kill himself after murdering Rocky.

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May. 2, 2005 12:00 AM

One dead, two injured in shooting at home

PHOENIX - A man shot his estranged wife and killed her boyfriend before turning the gun on himself, police said Sunday.

Charles Storey, 57, of Fountain Hills, was in critical condition after a triple shooting that began at 7 a.m. when he came to the house where his estranged wife, Debbie Storey, was living with Vincent "Rocky" Dziepak.

According to police, Charles Storey shot and killed Dziepak, 50, as Dziepak stood in the driveway of his home in the 6800 block of East Paradise Lane.

Police believe Charles Storey next shot his estranged wife as she stood in the front doorway of the home. He shot himself inside the home, Sgt. Randy Force said.

Debbie Storey, 50, was in serious condition at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center.

Charles Storey was in critical condition at John C. Lincoln Hospital.

Dziepak was pronounced dead at the scene.