Police: Woman Shoots, Kills Boyfriend After Hours Of Abuse

A woman in western Pennsylvania says she was forced to shoot her boyfriend after he held her against her will and repeatedly assaulted her over a period of several hours this weekend. The woman, whose name has not been released, called 911 just after 5 a.m. on Saturday, telling dispatchers that she had shot the man and then fled her home. When police arrived at the home a short time later, they found 24-year old Nigel Broadus dead from multiple gunshot wounds.

Police said the abuse started around 2 a.m. Saturday, when the 28-year-old woman was repeatedly assaulted and held against her will for about three hours. During the assault, police said, Mr. Broadus threatened to kill her and began looking for her legally purchased firearm that she kept in the house.

Broadus was allegedly looking for the gun, but the woman grabbed it first. As Broadus once against approached her, she fired several shots before fleeing and contacting police.