HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. — A woman arrested in connection with a fatal shooting in Highlands Ranch called her husband a "monster" during a 911 call and reported that she shot him after he attacked her, an arrest affidavit from the Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO).
Victorine Grice, 55, was arrested and faces charges of second-degree murder and domestic violence.
According to court documents, she called 911 shortly before 8:30 a.m. Tuesday to report the shooting which happened inside her apartment on Timber Hawk Circle, which is in the area near South University Boulevard and Wildcat Reserve Parkway.
During the call, Grice screamed, "please help me" and "he attacked me," the arrest affidavit says. She went on to say that "I shot him" and "he's a monster" before she stated that she believed he was dead.
When deputies arrived, Grice exited the front door and was taken into custody. Her husband was found inside with a gunshot wound to his chest and pronounced dead at the scene.
Grice also said during the 911 call, that her husband had come at her and said she was "scared." She reported during the call that her husband had abused her in the past. Investigators were able to find no local history of incidents between the two and neither Grice or her husband had any prior criminal history, the affidavit says.
Once at the sheriff's office, Grice requested an attorney and provided no further statements about the shooting.
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