Behind the quiet doors of a home on Southwest Ensenada Terrace in Port St. Lucie, a tragedy unfolded that neighbors say they never saw coming.

 Behind the quiet doors of a home on Southwest Ensenada Terrace in Port St. Lucie, a tragedy unfolded that neighbors say they never saw coming.

Inside the house, police discovered the bodies of Jimsley Estime, 31, and Ketsy Alexis, 30 — a husband and wife, both dead from gunshot wounds in what investigators believe was a murder-suicide. #jamesestime 

But the most haunting part of the story was waiting just beyond the crime scene tape.

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Two of the couple’s children — only 1 and 2 years old — were still inside the home when the violence erupted. Hours later, their 6-year-old child returned home from school and made the devastating discovery no child should ever face.

To neighbors, the family appeared happy. Quiet. Normal.

But behind closed doors, police records reveal a marriage unraveling under fear, threats, and alleged violence.

According to a September 2025 police report, Alexis had recently confronted Estime after discovering evidence of infidelity while he was away working as a truck driver. She told investigators she planned to seek a divorce.

Police say Estime responded with chilling threats.

“You know me, you don’t know what I can do,” he allegedly warned her during messages sent through WhatsApp in Creole, according to translated police records.

Alexis told officers she feared for her life.

The report states she claimed the abuse had started years earlier — during her pregnancy with their first child — but she never reported it. She allegedly told police there had been multiple violent incidents throughout their seven-year marriage.

Investigators said Estime later denied threatening her, though officers documented the marriage as tense and unstable.

Police provided Alexis with domestic violence resources, safety planning information, and urged her to leave the home for her protection. But according to the report, she declined, worried about her children, her job, and starting over.

Months later, authorities secured a warrant charging Estime with threats and intimidation. He was arrested in January 2026.

But in February, Alexis reportedly signed a non-prosecution affidavit asking for the charges to be dismissed and stating she did not want to testify against her husband.

Now, months later, both parents are dead.

And three children have been left behind in the aftermath of a nightmare hidden inside what once looked like an ordinary family home.

As detectives continue piecing together the final moments leading up to the shooting, the case is also reigniting conversations about domestic violence, fear, and the difficult reality many victims face when trying to leave abusive relationships.

Anyone experiencing domestic violence or threats is encouraged to contact local law enforcement or the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233).