Corpus Christi, Texas – Police have released new details about Monday’s fatal shooting at a Southside residence.
According to authorities, 40-year-old Kimberly Rodriguez shot a man she was in a relationship with at a home on the 5000 block of Cain Drive just after 8 a.m. Monday morning.
When officers arrived at the scene, the victim, now identified as 44-year-old Adrian Martinez, told police that Rodriguez had shot him.
Medical personnel transported Martinez to a local hospital, where he died from his injuries.
Shortly afterward, officers located Rodriguez’s vehicle behind a home on the 1200 block of Devon Drive, but she was not there.
A short time later, police received a call reporting that Rodriguez was at Seaside Cemetery, located on the 4300 block of Ocean Drive. Enduro officers took Rodriguez into custody.
According to police, Rodriguez told officers she had shot Martinez and thrown the gun under an abandoned home with fire damage on the 2100 block of 7th Street.
Officers found the weapon under the house in the backyard. They recovered it and tagged it as evidence.
Shortly after, authorities charged Rodriguez with murder and transported her to the Nueces County Jail where her bond has been set at $1 million.
