AURORA | A 60-year-old Aurora man called police from a southeast Aurora bus stop Sunday night to report that he had fatally shot his common-law wife the previous day while they were inside their nearby apartment.
Police said Phil Jay Atchue called dispatchers to report the fatal shooting at about 11:30 p.m. Sunday.
Atchue made the call from a bus stop near their apartment in the 900 block of South Ivory Circle, according to a statement from Aurora Police spokesperson Joe Moylan.
He told police he shot the unidentified woman at about 9:30 a.m. the previous day.
“Officers then responded to the apartment where they located a firearm, and a 61-year-old woman deceased from apparent gunshot wounds,” Moylan said.
The woman will be identified at a later date by coroner officials.
Police have asked for first-degree murder charges in the case, which will be handled by the 18th Judicial District.