TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Tucson police say a 35-year-old man accused of fatally shooting his fiancee initially told police she was shot when several men accosted the couple on a walking track.
Ryan Secor was jailed after being arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder in 41-year-old Mary Blankenship’s death.
Sgt. Pete Dugan says officers responding to a shooting report Saturday night found Blankenship wounded. She died Sunday at a hospital.
Dugan says Secor told police Blankenship was shot after several men approached the couple and asked for cigarettes.
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Secor was arrested Sunday after detectives returned to the scene and found Secor nearby.
Dugan says Secor had a handgun of the caliber used in the shooting and that Secor said he accidentally shot Blankenship and made up the story about the group of men.