Fiancée charged in deadly domestic shooting





GATES — Gates police announced an arrest in a fatal shooting that occurred Wednesday night.

Ronna Nary, 49, was arraigned in Gates Town Court on Wednesday night. She is charged with second-degree murder in connection to the shooting death of her 61-year-old fiancé, Dennis Perks, at their home.

Perks was shot once in the chest with a shotgun and taken to Unity Hospital in Greece, where he died, said Gates Police Chief James VanBrederode.

He noted that this is the third arrest this year in a homicide that allegedly involved a domestic incident. Artis Miller Jr. is accused of killing his girlfriend, Twynette Ruffin, on Feb. 3 in a Rochester apartment. Two days later, deputies responded to a Pittsford home and found Liang Tan shot to death. His son, Charles Tan, is accused in the shooting.

According to VanBrederode, Nary's son "somehow knew there was a situation going on" and went to the home to check on the couple. He called 911 about 5:30 p.m. Police believe Perks died sometime after 4 p.m.

The couple — who lived together at the home, at 109 Cole Ave. in Gates — have been engaged for two years and been together for approximately 10 years, VanBrederode said.

Gates police were called to the home for a domestic incident in January but made no arrest, he said.

"I do know there was a history of domestic abuse by Mr. Perks toward her," said Matthew Parrinello, Nary's defense attorney.

Nary pleaded not guilty and is being held without bail at the Monroe County Jail.

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