Police: Man said ‘I shot her’ after girlfriend found dead

By Cara McCoy

Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009 | 1:55 p.m.

A man who allegedly shot his girlfriend to death in an apparent murder-attempted suicide Monday has been charged with murder, the Clark County District Attorney’s Office said today.

Kelly Dicaro, 51, is being held without bail in connection with the shooting death of his girlfriend, Denise Ebarb, at their home in the 7800 block of Brookfield Cove Avenue in Las Vegas. Dicaro is charged with murder with use of a deadly weapon.

According to an arrest report, Dicaro called 911 at 1:25 p.m. Monday and told dispatchers he had shot his girlfriend. When the operator asked if she was alive, Dicaro said “no” and also stated that he had shot her twice, then shot himself in the throat and was bleeding to death.

When Metro Police officers responded, they found Dicaro holding his neck and placed him in handcuffs. They also found Ebarb dead in the kitchen. When they asked Dicaro who shot her, he said “I did,” the arrest report indicated.

He told police he shot her in the head with a rifle from the home’s balcony, according to the report.

As he was en route to University Medical Center to be treated for his injuries, officers asked Dicaro why he shot her. He responded that she did something worse than cheating on him but wouldn’t elaborate, according to arrest records.

At the hospital, when police placed Dicaro under arrest and told him they were investigating the death, he immediately responded, “I shot her,” the report said.

A search of the home yielded a Ruger 7mm rifle as well as a .22-caliber Ruger. Police said evidence indicates that Dicaro shot Ebarb twice with the .22-caliber from the home's second floor landing while she stood in the downstairs kitchen. The rifle then jammed and Dicaro shot himself in the neck with the 7mm.