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A Tulsa woman was arrested on allegations that she shot her boyfriend Wednesday and left him bleeding on the side of a highway.

Ashley Marie Ellis, 25, is being held in the Tulsa County jail without the option of posting bond on a complaint of domestic assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.

A witness told police that a man and woman were struggling outside an SUV in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 244 near the Oklahoma 11 interchange Wednesday morning, police reported. The witness said he saw the woman pick up a gun from the side of the road before driving away.

The witness discovered that the man had been shot in his torso and called 911 before taking the man to Z66 Auto Auction, near I-244 and Mingo Road.

The victim, in his mid-20s, was taken to a hospital in serious condition. He was conscious and able to speak to police when they arrived, according to a Tulsa Police Department news release.

According to Ellis’ arrest report, an officer made contact with the shooting victim’s brother, who said Ellis had called him after the incident and indicated that she had shot her boyfriend. She reportedly asked the man’s brother about his condition and which hospital was treating him, police reported.

Officers later found Ellis and recovered the gun used in the shooting.

Stetson Payne 918-732-8135 stetson.payne@tulsaworld.com Twitter: @stetson__payne