A Mesa man with a reported history of psychiatric problems is accused of shooting his girlfriend in the foot after an argument.
The victim, who showed up in the Emergency Room of Arizona Regional Hospital with a gunshot wound to her right foot just after midnight Tuesday, refused to tell police what happened, but said her boyfriend, Barton Boyer, 51 has a history of mental health problems.
Barton gave police conflicting stories about what happened but admitted shooting the woman.
He first claimed it was an accident that occurred as the two were sitting in his car looking at his new 22-caliber handgun, police reports state.
A short time later, “he admitted that he was in an argument with the victim over the way she verbally abuses him,” police reports state. “When asked if he was intending to hurt or kill the victim, he stated he was contemplating killing the victim and was trying to make up his mind while driving.”
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