Woman accused of fatally shooting boyfriend tells police he was abusive

A woman who police say fatally shot her boyfriend Tuesday at an East Memphis apartment said she was abused by the man and the shooting was an accident.

Franchesca Gray, 29, is accused of killing 31-year-old Amos Oyeleye at an apartment in the 3700 block of Robin Park Circle. She has been charged with second-degree murder.

Police were called to the Robin Hood Park apartments shortly before 4 a.m. Tuesday about a domestic violence incident. When officers arrived they found Oyeleye on the bedroom floor with a gunshot wound. He died on the scene.

A witness told police that Gray and Oyeleye got into an argument and he pushed her in the head. The witness said Gray then told Oyeleye "I told you not to hit me" and grabbed a gun and shot him, according to an arrest affidavit.

Gray was detained and told police that she and Oyeleye dated for about five months and the relationship was abusive.

Oyeleye was arrested in 2017 and charged with domestic assault against Gray. He was accused of body slamming her on the floor of a bath tub requiring her to have surgery for her injuries, according to arrest records.

Gray told police that the day of the shooting, the two argued and after he pushed her, she grabbed a gun trying to scare him and shot him accidentally, according to the affidavit.

Gray remains in jail on a $150,000 bond and will be in court Wednesday.