On a summer evening in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, the life of 45-year-old Timothy Robillard, a White / Caucasian male, was brought to a violent and tragic end. On June 23, 2014, Robillard was in his apartment on North Bend Street with a female companion when the tranquility of the night was shattered. Robert Amado, a 43-year-old man from Carver, Massachusetts, and the ex-boyfriend of the woman inside, had discovered her whereabouts.
Fueled by a rage stemming from their recently terminated relationship, Amado took drastic and fatal action.
Neighbors would later recall hearing the chilling sounds of gunshots and screams that pierced the evening air. Amado, after spotting his ex-girlfriend through a window with Robillard, did not hesitate. He fired his weapon through the glass, forcing his way into the residence. Once inside, he shot Timothy Robillard multiple times. In the ensuing chaos, the woman, who was the focus of Amado's fury, managed to escape the apartment physically unharmed, her life forever changed by the traumatic events she had just witnessed.
With Robillard fatally wounded, the grim episode escalated to its conclusion. Before law enforcement could intervene, Robert Amado turned the gun on himself, ending his own life in a final, violent act. Police arriving at the scene discovered the bodies of both men, and the incident was quickly determined to be a murder-suicide. The weapon, a revolver, was recovered at the scene.
In the aftermath, those who knew Timothy Robillard remembered him as a generous and kind-hearted man, a self-employed carpenter who was always willing to help others. He was a father to three sons and a stepfather to a daughter, and a grandfather to four. His sudden and violent death left a void in the lives of his family and friends, a stark and painful reminder of the destructive power of domestic violence. Robert Amado was also known to law enforcement, having been previously indicted on numerous charges related to the theft of construction and landscaping equipment across several states.
