Woman Arrested In Shooting Death Of 19-Year-Old

DALLAS, TX — A woman told police in Dallas Friday that she had no "f-cking clue why" she allegedly fired the point-blank shot that killed her 19-year-old boyfriend. The woman, Maria Bustamante, was arrested Friday for the murder of Reymundo Lopez, who died after being shot once in a truck in the 4800 block of Dolphin Road.

According to a probable cause affidavit for Maria Bustamante's arrest, the two were dating. Police say Lopez picked up the gun and put it to his cheek. It was then that Bustamante reached up and pulled the trigger, according to the affidavit.

She ran from the scene of the shooting before police arrived and later told police she didn't know why she pulled the trigger. According to the affidavit, she told police "it was an accident; it was his gun; I didn't know it was cocked."

Bustamante was arrested by police around 2:07 p.m. Friday for a probation violation. She confessed to shooting Lopez in a video-taped interview after she had been advised of the Miranda Warning. Police say tips from Lopez's sister led them to her location.

Lopez was pronounced dead at Baylor University Medical Center, and the handgun was recovered at the scene.

Bustamante's bail was set at $250,000 according to the affidavit. Bustamante faces a first-degree felony charge of Murder.

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