A man arrested on a murder complaint after the shooting death of his wife told police the shot that killed her was fired accidentally.

Manuel Quinones, 37, was arrested Sunday in connection with the death of Maria Molina, 42.

About 3 a.m. Sunday, Oklahoma City police arrived at Quinones’ home in the 3000 block of SW 17, where Manuel Quinones told officers he had come home from drinking and found his wife dead in an upstairs bedroom, according to court documents.

While being interviewed by a Spanish-speaking investigator, Quinones changed his story and said he had been in a fight at a bar that night. On his way home, he called his wife and asked her to find one of his guns, court records show.