Man fatally shoots girlfriend because he was angry she had an abortion, Texas police say
Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAYFri, May 12, 2023 at 11:33 PM EDT
This undated photo provided by the Dallas County Sheriff's Office, in
Texas, shows Harold Thompson. Thompson has been charged with
murder in the death of his girlfriend, 26-year-old Gabriella Gonzalez.
Thompson remained jailed, Friday, May 12, 2023. (Dallas County
Sheriff's Office via AP) ORG XMIT: NYSB523
A 22-year-old man was arrested and charged with murder after police say he got angry at his girlfriend for having an abortion out of state and fatally shot her in a Dallas parking lot this week.
Dallas Police Department said officers responded to a reported shooting at about 7:40 a.m. Wednesday and found 26-year-old Gabriella Gonzalez shot on the ground. She died at the scene, police said in a statement. Surveillance video from the parking lot showed her and her boyfriend, Harold Thompson, arguing when he tried to put her in a chokehold, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by The Associated Press.
Gabriella Gonzalez
In the video, Gonzalez "shrugs him off" and the two continued walking. Then, Thompson pulled out a gun and shot her multiple times before fleeing, the affidavit said.
Investigators found Gonzalez had recently traveled back to Dallas from Colorado where she had the abortion.
“It is believed that the suspect was the father of the child,” the affidavit said. “The suspect did not want (Gonzalez) to get an abortion.”
Abortions have been banned in Texas beyond about six weeks of pregnancy since late 2021, and most abortions in the state – except in emergent cases – have been blocked since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion last year.
