A lady reported a sexual assault to police – a day later she was shot lifeless. Now her boyfriend is beneath arrest | EUROtoday

A Philadelphia man is behind bars after he allegedly shot and killed his girlfriend – simply at some point after she instructed police he had sexually assaulted her, authorities stated.

Yujun Ren, 32, of Philadelphia, has been charged with legal murder, possession of an instrument of crime, and stalking within the killing of Yuan Yuan Lu, based on the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office.

Prosecutors say Ren tracked Lu down in Levittown early Sunday morning and shot her whereas she sat in her automobile. Ren then turned himself in to Middletown Township police that afternoon and claimed the taking pictures was unintentional.

In his interview with investigators, Ren stated he “accidentally killed his girlfriend” when he pulled his gun from his waistband to scare her with it after she had allegedly stated some “hurtful things and took their cats and dogs,” based on the arrest affidavit obtained by FOX29.

But only a day earlier, Lu went to the Philadelphia Police Department the place she filed a police report claiming that Ren sexually assaulted her at his dwelling on South Orianna Street in Pennsport, based on court docket paperwork. She instructed officers she deliberate to finish the connection and was packing her belongings whereas Ren was at work.

On Sunday, Bristol Township police discovered Lu’s physique within the driver’s seat of a white Hyundai. She had been shot within the head. Officers recovered a spent shell casing from a small-caliber handgun and stated there was injury to the driving force’s aspect window from gunfire.

It was later revealed that Lu had additionally instructed police she was afraid of Ren and stated “he had a firearm he carried everywhere,” the affidavit states.

Investigators later decided Ren legally owned a Mossberg MC20 9mm pistol. The identical day he turned himself in, a girl who recognized herself as Ren’s aunt turned that firearm over to Middletown Township police, authorities stated.

Ren was arraigned Sunday evening and denied bail. He is scheduled to seem in court docket Tuesday for a preliminary listening to.

Bucks County District Attorney Joe Khan stated the case highlights the lethal dangers of home violence.

“Today’s tragic event is a sobering reminder of the lethal nature of domestic violence,” Khan stated in an announcement. “Thanks to the swift, coordinated response from the Bristol Township Police Department, the Middletown Township Police Department, and our Bucks County Detectives, we have successfully taken the defendant into custody and the community is safe.”