Overview
- Taylor Renee Roediger, 40, is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Jessica Yard in Mesa, Arizona.
- Deputies and court papers say Yard arrived intoxicated to see her ex-boyfriend, who now lives with Roediger, seeking to restart the relationship.
- Investigators report Roediger saw the visit on a bedroom security monitor, later found Yard naked with the boyfriend in the kitchen, and after a fight grabbed a gun hidden in a bed headboard.
- The boyfriend told police Yard yelled “Just shoot me,” and Roediger fired toward a wall and struck Yard in the upper body, after which Yard collapsed near the front door and died.
- Police say Roediger fled, buried the gun in a neighbor’s planter box, and now has a hearing set for April 6 as the sheriff’s office continues its investigation.