CONCOURSE, Bronx (WABC) -- A man has been charged after his girlfriend was fatally shot in a Bronx park near Yankee Stadium Thursday night.
The 45-year-old victim, Araceles Colon, was shot in the abdomen around 9:30 p.m. in Macombs Dam Park at East 161st Street and Jerome Avenue in the Concourse section. She was pronounced dead at Lincoln Hospital.
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Police said her boyfriend, Jonathan Sanchez, 33, of the Bronx, has been charged with murder, criminal possession of a weapon, attempted criminal possession of firearm and prohibited use of weapon.
He told responding officers that she was shot when a group of three muggers tried to steal her purse, according to the New York City Police Department. He said when he intervened, the suspects opened fire.
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But during questioning, police said Sanchez admitted that he fatally shot Colon as part of an ongoing domestic dispute.
(Peter Gerber)