Overview
- Police conducting a welfare check Monday evening found 55-year-old Dominga Romano dead inside her Lyndale Avenue home after relatives and friends lost contact since Christmas morning.
- Prosecutors said Anthony Nunez-Romano told officers a bullet came through a window, and officers reported the victim was found wrapped in bedding with signs of rigor mortis.
- Romano, a Lawrence High School Spanish teacher and active local volunteer, is being remembered by school and nonprofit leaders for her dedication to students and the community.
- Nunez-Romano, 26, was charged with murder and firearms offenses, pleaded not guilty at Tuesday’s arraignment, and is due for a probable cause hearing on February 20, 2026.
- Court paperwork notes schizophrenia and autism diagnoses and alleges he pressured his mother to sign over the house, with police previously arranging mental-health evaluations at the home.