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Napa man shot, police arrest girlfriend
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Comment7:40 p.m.A Napa man is in stable condition at Queen of the Valley Medical Center after his girlfriend, a 49-year-old Napa woman, shot him several times early Saturday morning, police said.
Napa Police officers arrested Roxanne Laverne McWilliams on suspicion of attempted murder three hours after police say she shot James Talley, 50, with whom she shares a home on the 2100 block of Redwood Road.
Napa Police officers arrested Roxanne Laverne McWilliams on suspicion of attempted murder three hours after police say she shot James Talley, 50, with whom she shares a home on the 2100 block of Redwood Road.
A Napa Police release indicates that Talley phoned police at 5:10 Saturday morning to report that McWilliams shot him. City of Napa fire crews arrived shortly afterwards and discovered that Talley had been shot several times in the torso.
McWilliams had fled the scene.
McWilliams had fled the scene.
Paramedics took Talley to the Queen, where he underwent emergency surgery and improved from critical condition to stable condition as of 7 p.m. Saturday.
As police investigators scoured the home for evidence, McWilliams walked back to the scene of the crime and surrendered. According to the release, McWilliams admitted to police investigators that she was the one who shot Talley.
As police investigators scoured the home for evidence, McWilliams walked back to the scene of the crime and surrendered. According to the release, McWilliams admitted to police investigators that she was the one who shot Talley.
At press time, police investigators were attempting to find out more about what led to the shooting. Detectives recovered a .38 caliber handgun from the home and are determining if it was the same weapon used in the shooting.
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