McKinney man claims fatal shooting of wife was an accident

A McKinney man is accused of fatally shooting his wife Sunday afternoon, but he claims it was an accident.

Joel Torres called 911 just after 1 p.m. Sunday and said he had accidentally shot his common-law wife, Shailene Velez at their home in the 4600 block of Kingsway Lane.

Velez died at the home before she could be taken to a hospital.

Torres told police he was trying to clear his gun out when the fatal shooting occurred.

Detectives investigated Torres’ claims and the series of events leading up to the shooting and opted to arrest him.

Torres was booked into the Collin County jail on a murder charge and has a $200,000 bond.

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