Global Courant 2023-05-13 12:36:00
A Texas man who opposed his girlfriend having an abortion and killed her during an altercation in a Dallas parking lot after she returned from the procedure, police said.
Harold Thompson, 22, is being held in the Dallas County Jail on charges of murder without bail.
According to an affidavit from the warrant, Thompson and his girlfriend, 26-year-old Gabriella Gonzalez, were together Wednesday when he tried to put her in a chokehold.
“It is believed that the accused was the child’s father,” the affidavit said. “The defendant did not want (Gonzalez) to have an abortion.”
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Harold Thompson, 22, has been charged with the murder of his girlfriend, 26-year-old Gabriella Gonzalez. (Dallas County Sheriff’s Office via AP)
Most abortions have been banned in Texas, except for medical emergencies, since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last summer. Abortions after a heartbeat has been detected, which is usually around six weeks of pregnancy, have been banned since September 2021. Private citizens can sue anyone who aided and encouraged an abortion under the 2021 law.
The incident between Thompson and Gonzalez happened the day after she returned from an abortion in Colorado.
Surveillance footage from the parking lot shows Gonzalez “shrugging” at him before the pair continued walking, police said. Thompson then pulls out a gun and shoots Gonzalez in the head. He shot her several times after she fell to the ground and then fled, according to the affidavit.
Most abortions have been banned in Texas since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last summer. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Thompson was arrested later on Wednesday.
Gonzalez’s sister was at the scene and heard the shots, police said. Another witness saw Thompson try to strangle Gonzalez, but was unable to report the incident to police because she did not have her cell phone with her.
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A Texas man who resisted his girlfriend getting an abortion shot and killed her in a Dallas parking lot after she returned from the procedure. (Photographer: Dylan Hollingsworth/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Before the shooting, Thompson had already been charged with assault after being accused of strangling a woman in March.
The affidavit of the March incident does not specifically name Gonzalez as a victim, but it does state that the woman told police several times during their relationship that Thompson beat her up and that Thompson informed police at the time that she was pregnant with his child.
The woman “reiterated that she feared the suspect because he had threatened to harm her family and children,” the affidavit read.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.