MELBOURNE, Fla. – A 37-year-old man died Wednesday after being shot by his girlfriend days earlier, according to the Melbourne Police Department.
The shooting happened just before 3 a.m. on June 25 on Cedar Drive.
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According to Melbourne police, the woman told officers that her boyfriend attacked her and tried to rip a necklace off her neck.
She then grabbed a gun and shot him before he ran away, police said.
The man called 911 to report that he’d been shot, and he later became unresponsive, according to authorities. The 37-year-old was taken to a hospital and later died, officials said.
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Police said the woman’s name was not being released due to Marsy’s Law.
An investigation is ongoing.
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