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Tragic Incident in Pennsylvania: Uzbek Man Shoots Ex-Wife and Himself

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In Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA, an Uzbek man shot his ex-wife and then himself, as reported by American media on March 16th.

Police discovered the bodies of 43-year-old Durdona Sultanova and 44-year-old Al Allaberg in the bedroom of their home. Sultanova had been shot multiple times in the chest, while Allaberg had a gunshot wound to the head. The deaths were ruled as a homicide and a suicide, respectively.

It was reported that the police were called by two young residents of the house.

Aziza Umarova, the head of the Office of Performance Management at the Agency for Strategic Reforms, revealed that Sultanova and her ex-husband were graduates of the University of World Economy and Diplomacy in Tashkent. Sultanova had completed her master's degree in Japan before moving to the USA.

A friend of the deceased revealed that the former couple left behind two children, aged 10 and 12. Friends of Sultanova have started a fundraiser on the GoFundMe platform to support the funeral expenses.