Missouri couple’s wedding goes awry when groom is shot in head, critically injured during attempted robbery

A day of celebration suddenly took a dark turn in Missouri when a groom was shot in the head by an armed robber during his backyard wedding reception.

Manuel and Dulce Gonzalez, who have been together for more than 10 years and are already parents to two young children, tied the knot in an intimate ceremony on Friday in the backyard of their St. Louis home, inviting about 50 of their closest friends and family, Fox 2 Now reported Monday.

Just before 1 a.m. Saturday, St. Louis Metropolitan Police responded to a home in Dutchtown for a report of a shooting.

Witnesses told police that two masked men with guns entered the party and demanded money from patrons, police said.

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Police said one of the men was searching through guests’ pockets while an armed man stood behind the groom and pointed a gun at him.

At some point, police said shots were fired., Manuel was hit in the head.

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Both suspects fled on foot and were unable to steal anything from the victim.

“They took nothing from us, but they took everything from us,” Yalibeth Pena, the bride’s sister, told FOX 2 Now.

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Manuel was taken to hospital where he remains in critical condition.

“We ask for your prayers to help him get through this,” his family wrote on a GoFundMe page set up for the couple.

Family members told FOX 2 on Sunday that police detectives have not yet gathered all the evidence or interviewed all witnesses.

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“He’s a good father to my sister, a good husband, he’s a hard worker,” Peña said. “He’s just an all-around good person, and I don’t know, he didn’t deserve this.”

No arrests have been made so far.