By Associated Press - Friday, October 19, 2018

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Police say a Tucson woman is accused of fatally shooting her husband after a fight.

Sgt. Pete Dugan said the shooting happened Wednesday evening on the city’s east side.

Officers responded to a possible shooting at an apartment.



They found a woman giving first aid to a man lying on the ground.

Dugan says the victim showed clear signs of gunshot trauma.

He was pronounced dead at the scene and later identified as 21-year-old Reilly Thacker.

According to investigators, the woman in the apartment is Thacker’s wife and was the one who called 911.

They say the couple was involved in a physical altercation before the wife allegedly shot him with a handgun.

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No arrests have been made.

Dugan says the investigation remains ongoing.

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