Giacomo Bologna

GBOLOGNA@NEWS-LEADER.COM

A Springfield man was charged Thursday with second-degree murder after police say he shot his girlfriend at their west Springfield home.

Shawn Aaron Turner, 39, was arrested Wednesday evening after a brief standoff with police at 1641 W. Whiteside St., police said, and Kristi Spurlock, 31, was found dead inside the home.

Court documents say Turner was interviewed at a hospital the next day, telling police he shot Spurlock three or four times with a 9-millimeter handgun that belonged to Spurlock during an argument over money.

It is not clear when Spurlock was shot.

According to a probable cause statement filed by police, Spurlock's mother told police she had been trying to call her daughter all day Wednesday before Turner answered.

Turner apologized to her mother, said he had killed her daughter and hung up, the statement said, and the mother then called police.

Inside the home on West Whiteside Street, officers found bloody footprints and drag marks in the blood that led to Spurlock, the statement said, and a handgun covered in blood was found near her body.

According to the statement, Turner told police he turned the gun on himself after he realized what he had done.

After shooting himself, Turner said he fell asleep, woke up, re-examined the handgun, set it on the floor, got a drink from the kitchen and then fell asleep in his bed, the statement said.

According to the statement, it wasn't until Spurlock's mother called that Turner said he woke up again.

When Spurlock's mother asked why he didn't call 911, Turner allegedly said: "Can't really see that well, can't find my glasses."

Turner fell back asleep and woke up when police called him and instructed him to come outside, the statement said.

According to the statement, when Turner exited the house, he had what appeared to be a gunshot wound to the head.

As of Thursday morning, Turner was being treated at a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to a press release from police.

Spurlock's father, Rick Spurlock, told the News-Leader his daughter and Turner were engaged to be married in May. He declined to comment further.

In 2001, Turner was convicted of assault with a deadly weapon in Huntsville, Texas, according to a felony complaint filed by the Greene County Prosecutor's Office.

The prosecutor's bail recommendation said Turner was also convicted of assault of a public servant in Huntsville.

Turner is currently being held on a $750,000 bond, court documents show.