In a tragic incident in Dallas, Texas, 22-year-old Harold Thompson has been charged with the murder of his girlfriend, 26-year-old Gabriella Gonzalez, after learning she had traveled to Colorado to obtain an abortion.
The shooting occurred on May 10, 2023, in a parking lot and was captured on surveillance video, CBS News reports.
According to an arrest warrant affidavit, Thompson attempted to put Gonzalez in a chokehold before shooting her in the head. The affidavit states, “It is believed that the suspect was the father of the child. The suspect did not want [Gonzalez] to get an abortion.”
Gonzalez had returned from Colorado the night before the incident, where she had gone to terminate her pregnancy. Texas has stringent abortion laws, effectively banning the procedure after approximately six weeks of pregnancy since September 2021. Following the overturning of Roe v. Wade in June 2022, nearly all abortions have been halted in Texas, except in cases of medical emergency.
Thompson was arrested later that day and is currently being held in the Dallas County Jail without bond. Court records do not list an attorney authorized to speak on his behalf.
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