Charges Dismissed: Florida Woman Shot Boyfriend After Finding Out He Impregnated Another Woman, Claimed Self-Defense

[Sugar Cookie]

A 30-year-old Ocala woman has pleaded not guilty to a charge of attempted murder, claiming she shot her boyfriend in the neck in self defense as he approached her during an argument over a voicemail from another woman who claimed she was pregnant with his child.

Damee Bamberg-Gomez was arrested by the Ocala Police Department on Saturday, February 1, on an attempted murder charge after her boyfriend was shot in the neck while inside an apartment.

The boyfriend/victim had "limited motion of his left arm due to the bullet striking his spine," and he was transported to a local hospital, according to the arrest report.

After being read her Miranda rights, Bamberg-Gomez stated that she had been arguing with the victim regarding his alleged infidelity. She told investigators that the victim had been drinking with a friend earlier in the day, and he came home "heavily intoxicated," according to the report.

Bamberg-Gomez stated that she obtained the victim's cellphone, and she allegedly found a voicemail on it from a blocked number, which belonged to a female. The voicemail alleged that the victim had gotten the female caller pregnant.

According to Bamberg-Gomez's statement, an argument with the victim ensued, and she threw the cellphone at him. She then allegedly felt the victim striking her in the back and side of her head.

During the incident, Bamberg-Gomez and the victim fell to the ground, and she stated that she bit him on the back. When she stood up, she stated that she told him she was "getting her stuff' and "leaving him," according to the report.

Bamberg-Gomez claimed that the victim threatened to "kill her" if she tried to leave. She advised that she retrieved her semi-automatic pistol from her nightstand and moved it to the bathroom near the guest bedroom, which was across the living room from the master bedroom.

In her statement, Bamberg-Gomez said that she was standing near the guest bedroom when the victim began walking towards her. She then allegedly grabbed her firearm and shot the victim in the neck. The report stated that the recovered shell casing was located approximately 8 to 10 feet from the blood pile on the living room floor.

Continue reading

Ocala Woman Shot Boyfriend After Finding Out He Impregnated Another Woman, Then Claimed Self-Defense

Damee Bamberg-Gomez, 30, shot her boyfriend in the neck after listening to a voicemail of a woman claiming to be pregnant with the victim's child.

www.ibtimes.sg

 

[thuumpr]

He should consider himself lucky. She could've aimed lower.

 

[Symmachus]

The way I read the headline, I thought it was slightly different from what it was actually intending to portray.

"No, honey, you don't understand. I impregnated that other woman in self-defense!"

 

[Sugar Cookie]

An Ocala woman who claimed self-defense after shooting her boyfriend in the neck as he approached her during an argument over infidelity will not be prosecuted.

In a memorandum filed with the Marion County Court on Wednesday, February 26, Assistant State Attorney Michael Adam Smith, Jr. stated, “In considering the relevant self-defense laws applicable to the facts of this case, and the victim’s desire not to prosecute the Defendant, the State has determined that the evidence is insufficient to prove the Defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt at trial.”

The defendant in this case, 30-year-old Damee Bamberg-Gomez, was arrested by the Ocala Police Department on Saturday, February 1. She was booked into Marion County Jail and charged with attempted murder.

Bamberg-Gomez was initially scheduled to appear in court for an arraignment hearing during the first week of March. However, she was released from jail after the state declined to pursue the attempted murder charge.

Based on the circumstances, an officer wrote the following in the report: “I do not believe the stand your ground law applies and do believe that (Bamberg-Gomez) was attempting to murder (the victim) by shooting him in the neck.”

The state ultimately determined that self-defense laws were applicable to the facts of this case, and the victim did not want Bamberg-Gomez to be prosecuted. As a result, the attempted murder charge was dismissed.

Charges dismissed for Ocala woman who shot boyfriend in neck

An Ocala woman who claimed self-defense after shooting her boyfriend in the neck as he approached her during an argument over infidelity will not be prosecuted.

www.ocala-news.com