Man held in slaying of his daughter’s mother

Andrew Butler, 25, allegedly shot and killed a 33-year-old woman in San Jose earlier this week, police say. Andrew Butler, 25, allegedly shot and killed a 33-year-old woman in San Jose earlier this week, police say. Photo: San Jose Police Department Photo: San Jose Police Department Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Man held in slaying of his daughter’s mother 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

A 25-year-old man was arrested in connection with the Tuesday shooting in San Jose of a woman, killed in front of the pair’s 1-year-old child.

Andrew Butler of Sacramento was arrested in Monterey on Saturday and taken into custody by San Jose police. He was booked on murder charges into Santa Clara County Jail, police said.

Butler was reportedly a passenger in a vehicle driven by the victim, Kendra Gonzales, 33, of Sacramento, when the two got into an argument on the 1300 block of South Bascom Avenue.

Butler allegedly shot Gonzales and then removed her body from the driver’s seat. He then ordered two other passengers to leave the car and take his and Gonzales’ daughter with them.

The suspect then fled the scene. The car was later found in Salinas.

Jill Tucker is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: jtucker@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @jilltucker