CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — 3:15 PM UPDATE: We have new information about Tuesday night's shooting on the city's Southside.
KRIS 6 News has obtained the arrest affidavit filed in the case of 71-year-old Muriel Stewart who was arrested after police found her husband fatally shot in the home on the 3500 block of Tiger Lane.
Officers were called to the home around 10:40 Tuesday night.
According to Stewart's arrest report, when officers arrived, Stewart told them she had been sleeping on the sofa when her husband began banging on the door.
She said once inside, he began throwing things at her and accusing her of cheating on him.
Stewart told police she pulled out her gun and asked him to leave. According to the report, she fired a warning shot into the ground, but the bullet ricocheted and struck her husband.
According to the report, detectives found a piece of tile flooding with a divot, which appeared to have been caused by the impact of a bullet.
Stewart has been charged with manslaughter. Her bond has been set at $300,000.
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ORIGINAL: A 71-year-old woman is charged with manslaughter after a man was found dead following a Tuesday night shooting on Corpus Christi’s Southside.
Corpus Christi police officers responded to the 3500 block of Tiger Lane around 10:40 p.m. on Sept. 15 after receiving a report of a shooting.
When officers arrived, they found a man dead at the scene.
Corpus Christi police have identified one person who was detained following the deadly shooting as 71-year-old Muriel Stewart. Police said Stewart was taken to the department’s main police station for an interview. After the interview, she was arrested and taken to the City Detention Center for booking.
Stewart has been charged with manslaughter.
CCPD Robbery-Homicide detectives were called in to assist with the investigation.
Police have not released the identity of the man who died or provided details about what may have led up to the shooting.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Corpus Christi Police Department Criminal Investigations Division at 361-886-2840. Anonymous tips can be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477).
