December 31, 2009 6:00 PM
A 46-year-old Schiller Park woman was ordered held on $750,000 bond today after she was charged with shooting her boyfriend in the head during an argument.
Grace Santiago, of the 9200 block of Susy Lane, was charged with murder in the shooting of Jorge Martinez Jr., 47, of the same address.
At a bond hearing in Rolling Meadows branch court today, Assistant State's Atty. Mike Clarke said the two were arguing when Martinez placed a handgun in Santiago's hand and told her she could prove how much she loved him by pulling the trigger.
The two continued to argue and Santiago told police she finally pulled the trigger "to end the abuse," Clarke said.
Santiago called 911 and Martinez was found on the kitchen floor in a pool of blood, Clarke said.
Martinez was taken to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Santiago was taken into custody at the scene, authorities said.
-- George Houde
A compilation of daily news articles from around the United States about deaths (including both people and animals) that appear to occur in the context of a past or present intimate relationship, focusing on 2009-present. (NOTE: this blog is limited to incidents that appear in the media and are captured by our search terms. We recognize this is not an exhaustive portrayal of all deaths resulting from intimate violence.) When is society going to realize intimate violence makes victims of us all?
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