India, Feb. 12 -- A 41-year-old man shot dead his girlfriend, 32, before pointing the gun towards himself in New York City on Tuesday.

The gunman pointed the weapon at his screaming girlfriend before sources and witnesses told New York Post that he shot her in the head outside his home on Jefferson Avenue near Knickerbocker Avenue in Bushwick around 7:30 a.m.

He shot himself twice before collapsing motionless on the sidewalk.

"She tried to run away but he shot her. She just dropped. Then he shot himself. I still can't believe it. He lives there," the witness said.

The witness said the shooter knew the woman for several years.

"He had his troubles, but I don't know what to say," he added.

"Nobody thought he could ever do that! I know...