The Bucks County woman killed by her ex-husband in front of her 16-year-old daughter Thursday has been identified by the District Attorney's Office as Violeta Isackov.
She had been the second wife of Kenneth Philipp, who, according to court records, had a history of menacing behavior.
Philipp, 50, was killed Thursday in a shootout with police around 6 p.m., after he killed Isackov and injured her daughter by firing three shots from a 12-gauge shotgun point-blank into their car outside a Lower Southampton dress shop, according to District Attorney David Heckler.
The daughter, Heckler said Friday, was treated for injuries to her hands.
After that shooting, Philipp drove away but was pulled over by a police officer who spotted his Lincoln Town Car, Heckler said. Philipp fired his shotgun at the officer, who returned fire and killed him, Heckler said. The police officer was hit but not seriously hurt, Heckler said.
Philipp had an active protection-from-abuse order against him, which should have prevented him from purchasing a gun if a background check had been performed, Heckler said. It has not been determined how he obtained the weapon, Heckler said.
Philipp had a long history of hostile behavior, according to court records.
Married twice, he pleaded guilty in 2005 to threatening his first wife's lawyer; was arrested last November for bringing a knife to Isackov's home; and had several other run-ins with the law that resulted in sentences of probation, anger management classes, and drug and alcohol treatment.
He also had a long-standing drinking problem, according to his attorney, Kristine Michael, and his marriage to Isackov had to be annulled after it was discovered that she was still married to a previous husband, she said.
Isackov's lawyer declined to comment, citing a confidentiality agreement.
Michael said that Philipp "was a very troubled soul," and added that "the situation with Violeta really put him over the deep end."
Marc Rickles, who represented Philipp's first wife in their divorce, said Friday that Philipp told Rickles that he would "put a bullet" in the lawyer's head in 2005. Rickles notified police, he said, and records show that Phillip pleaded guilty to terroristic threats that year and was sentenced to two years on probation.
In 2008, he pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct, and was sentenced to six months probation and to undergo drug and alcohol treatment. In 2010, he was found guilty of resisting arrest and sentenced to two years on probation and anger management classes. He was arrested for bringing a weapon to Isackov's home in November; and the active protection-from-abuse order was issued against him.
Contact Chris Palmer, 609-217-8305, cpalmer@phillynews.com, or follow on Twitter, @cs_palmer
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