A Sioux City man has been charged with first-degree murder after a woman was shot and killed on the north side Saturday night.
At 9:41 p.m. Saturday, Sioux City Police officers were dispatched to 3319 Nebraska St. for a reported disturbance between a man and a woman. The woman was pleading for help, according to a news release from the Sioux City Police Department.
According to a criminal complaint filed in the case, the victim -- Sarah Zoelle -- called 911 and said her boyfriend, Austyn Self, was pointing a gun at her. During the call, a 911 dispatcher "heard a sound consistent with a gunshot on the phone," according to the complaint.
A man identifying himself as Self then picked up the phone and said to the dispatcher, "I shot her."
On arrival officers found Zoelle suffering a gunshot wound and still holding a 6-month-old child in her arms. A 4-year-old and a 5-year-old were also in the house, according to the criminal complaint.
Zoelle was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
Self, 23, of Sioux City, was booked into the Woodbury County Jail on charges of first-degree murder and three counts of child endangerment.
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At 9:41 p.m. Saturday, Sioux City Police officers were dispatched to 3319 Nebraska St. for a reported disturbance between a man and a woman. The woman was pleading for help, according to a news release from the Sioux City Police Department.
According to a criminal complaint filed in the case, the victim -- Sarah Zoelle -- called 911 and said her boyfriend, Austyn Self, was pointing a gun at her. During the call, a 911 dispatcher "heard a sound consistent with a gunshot on the phone," according to the complaint.
A man identifying himself as Self then picked up the phone and said to the dispatcher, "I shot her."
On arrival officers found Zoelle suffering a gunshot wound and still holding a 6-month-old child in her arms. A 4-year-old and a 5-year-old were also in the house, according to the criminal complaint.
Zoelle was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
Self, 23, of Sioux City, was booked into the Woodbury County Jail on charges of first-degree murder and three counts of child endangerment.
Iowa woman killed in shooting, was holding a 6-month-old in her arms
A 4-year-old and a 5-year-old were also in the house, the criminal complaint said. A Sioux City man was charged with first-degree murder.
