Houston crime: Man claims he shot his girlfriend who tried to rob him in self-defense, HPD says

The video above is from a previous report.

Ernesto Pacheco, 46, has been charged with murder after he allegedly shot dead his girlfriend Monday at an apartment complex on Block 6100 of the Gulf Freeway.

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The shooting happened around 3:35 a.m. At the scene, officers said they met with Pacheco, who said he shot the 31-year-old woman, his girlfriend, in self-defense.

The woman was found in a back bedroom with multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

Records show that Pacheco went to jail and his bail was $150,000. He is scheduled to appear in court again on Wednesday.

Editor’s note: A previous story has it that Pacheco told police the woman pulled out a gun and tried to rob him. He said he managed to take the gun away from her. Updated details about what led to the shooting were not immediately available.