A Texas mother was in tears after her arrest over the fatal shooting of her daughter’s boyfriend last weekend.
Patricia Conlon, 49, claimed that she acted in self-defense after being assaulted by victim Justin Troutte, 34, just before 2 p.m. Sunday.
But a roommate’s account and evidence gathered by detectives contradicted Conlon’s claims as she arrived at Troutte’s home armed and held the man at gunpoint, locking him up inside the bathroom.
Conlon later admitted that she was helping her abused daughter move out of Troutte’s home after he assaulted her with a phone the previous night.
She claimed that she wanted to keep him in the bathroom until assisting officers arrive and help with the situation. Troutte reportedly challenged Conlon: “Just shoot me” when she fired multiple shots.
On Facebook, Conlon’s daughter Jenny that Troutte’s death was “never what I wanted or even could imagine.”
“I loved someone unconditionally despite unimaginably bad consequences at every turn, and I’m desperately trying to find a way to process these events.”
