DuPage woman says she fatally shot boyfriend after years of abuse: authorities
DUPAGE COUNTY, Ill. — A 36-year-old woman is charged in the shooting death of her boyfriend of eight years after allegedly enduring years of abuse, authorities say.
According to the Chicago Sun-Times, April Turner is charged with first-degree murder after she allegedly grabbed a handgun during a party in the Steeple Run subdivision near Naperville, and fired three shots at her boyfriend, Nicarro Laroy Drake.
The 30-year-old was shot in the chest and killed, according to the sheriff’s office.
The Sun-Times reports prosecutors said Turner told them she suffered years of abuse from Drake and “went ballistic” after the most recent incident.
Turner’s bond was set at $500,000.
She is due back in court on March 26.
A 36-year-old woman from the Steeple Run subdivision has been ordered held on $500,000 and charged with first degree murder in the Tuesday night shooting death of her boyfriend. April O Turner, of the 6s100 block of Lakewood Drive, is accused of shooting Nicarro Laroy Drake. pic.twitter.com/cZ3rNVqxGq
— DuPageCountySheriff (@DuPageSheriff) March 19, 2020