NORFOLK, Neb. (AP) – The suspect in a Norfolk shooting says it was an accident.
34-year-old Carlos Arevalo-Martinez twice told a Madison County judge on Tuesday that the Feb. 14 shooting was accidental. Arevalo-Martinez made the statements through an interpreter.
Arevalo-Martinez is charged with assault and use of a firearm to commit a felony. He’s suspected of shooting 33-year-old Edna Gutierrez. Gutierrez, who was shot in the head, remains hospitalized in Omaha. She’s also known as Edna Little Elk.
Arevalo-Martinez remains in jail on $1 million bond.
He’s due back in court on Tuesday.