(Canadian Press)

By Associated Press

New York couple killed in border blast incident

Nov 24, 2023 | 9:42 AM

NIAGARA FALLS, NY – The two people killed when their car crashed into a border checkpoint in Niagara Falls have been identified as a western New York couple whose family owns a lumber business and several hardware stores.

The Niagara Falls Police Department on Friday named the victims as Kurt P. Villani and Monica Villani of Grand Island, New York, a leafy Buffalo suburb close to the falls.

Online business records indicate the victims’ family owns Gui’s Lumber and seven Ace Hardware locations in western New York.

A man who answered the phone Friday at a number listed for the business declined to comment.