A woman is facing murder charges after she told Dallas police she shot and killed a man because he refused to stop following her in the Pleasant Grove area this past weekend.
Iyanna Wells, 25, is charged with murder in the shooting death of 44-year-old Keeman Bowens, according to the Dallas Police Department.
The fatal incident happened on Sunday, July 21, around 9 p.m. in the 9800 block of Brunton Road outside the Villa Las Palma Apartments.
The police department said officers who responded to a shooting call in the area arrived at the scene and Bowens lying on a sidewalk with an apparent gunshot wound. Despite lifesaving measures by paramedics, Bowens ultimately died from his injuries.
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In an arrest affidavit obtained by NBC 5, police said they spoke with Wells, who remained at the scene while officers investigated.
Wells stated that she shot Bowens because he wouldn't stop following her, and officers seized two handguns from her possession.
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In the affidavit, a witness told Dallas police they saw Bowens walking behind Wells. The witness heard the man saying something to Bowens before she suddenly turned around and shot him.
When Wells was taken to police headquarters and questioned by detectives, she told authorities she was walking on the sidewalk with Bowens began following her, according to the report.
Dallas police said Wells further stated that she pulled a gun out of her backpack and warned Bowens to leave her alone and to stop following her.
Bowens never said anything to her, did not have a weapon, and never made any aggressive acts towards her, Wells stated in the report. Detectives said Wells could not articulate any threats made towards her, but she was afraid and did not know why Bowens was following her.
Wells was arrested on her charge. There is no word on her bond or if she obtained a lawyer.
