A woman faces a murder charge after she told authorities she shot her boyfriend in a dispute, according to Euless police.
At around 10:30 p.m. Sunday, officers responded to a motel in the 100 block of Airport Freeway after a witness reported a man had been shot and was lying on the ground.
When officers arrived at the scene, they found a man who had been shot once in the chest. Paramedics arrived and confirmed the man was dead, according to police.
Authorities identified him as 40-year-old Jorge Lara Pulido. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled his death a homicide.
Bridget Leitao told officers the victim was her boyfriend, according to police. She was arrested at the scene after police say she told officers that she shot the victim in a dispute, police say.
Leitao is being held at the Tarrant County jail on a murder charge. Her bond has not yet been set.
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