A man was arrested Wednesday evening for fatally shooting his girlfriend for traveling to Colorado to get an abortion.
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Harold Thompson,22, fatally shot his 26-year-old girlfriend, Gabriella Gonzalez, at a parking lot in West Oak Cliff a day after she returned from traveling to have the medical procedure. The Dallas Police Department said in an arrest affidavit that surveillance footage showed Thompson and Gonzalez walking together and having an argument before the shooting. The disturbing video showed Thompson attacking Gonzalez and attempting to place her in a chokehold but she pushes him off. As they continue walking together, Thompson pulls out a gun and shoots her in the head. He fired several more shots before Gonzalez fell to the ground.
The document says Thompson most likely impregnated his girlfriend and was upset because he disapproved of the abortion. He was charged with her murder and reportedly faces a charge of assault of a household member as reported by Jezebel. Abortions are banned in Texas after six weeks except in the case of a medical emergency.
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He was booked into the Dallas County Jail and remains in custody. The Dallas Police Department said in a statement that an investigation into Gonzalez’s death is ongoing. Twitter users responded to the case and said it is a prime example of intimate partner violence in addition to the harmful impacts of the abortion ban in Texas. One user wrote, “70 women every month are shot and killed by an intimate partner. In the case of Gabriella Gonzalez, her murder is especially egregious and tied indirectly to the anti-abortion laws in Texas. How many more women will be killed for exercising choice?”
Another tweeted, “Ending gun violence is reproductive justice. Ending gun violence is gender justice. And vice versa. Our movement needs to be intersectional and bold if we are going to change this country. This is an unacceptable tragedy that has been made possible by hateful legislators.”
Harold Thompson choked and then murdered his partner, Gabriella Gonzalez, in a parking lot in Dallas the day she returned from having an abortion in Colorado. @kylietcheung: https://t.co/yTYuXqH8l6
— Laura Bassett (@LEBassett) May 12, 2023
.@GregAbbott_TX Your perverse laws would force this woman to carry the fetus of a man who’d kill her and you arm him with an easy gun. ABBOTT’S LEGACY. https://t.co/VytngOOG3C
— A.Galsgow Text ACT to 64433 (@Aefauld) May 12, 2023
If you repeatedly demonise and demean women and then flood the field with guns, this is the, so called, ‘pro life’ movement you end up with.
And I’m sure all the self-righteous dudes with “christian” in their bios will be wildly silent on this murder… https://t.co/2cJ4QKsty2
— . (@Tallow_beach) May 12, 2023
This is heartbreaking.
Homicide is a leading cause of death for pregnant people in the U.S., and pregnant people are at greater risk of intimate partner violence.
Pregnant people who seek and are denied abortion care are more likely to face long-term domestic violence. https://t.co/5w548F2lsw
— Pro-Choice Connecticut (@ProChoiceCT) May 12, 2023
This is gut wrenching. While states like CT may be a “safe harbor” state, the reality is that does not keep anyone safe when the anti-abortion movement continues to perpetuate disinformation, white supremacy, violent extremism, and control. https://t.co/M7DD3F9kcm
— Liz Gustafson (@elgus503) May 12, 2023