December 31, 2009 6:00 PM
A 46-year-old Schiller Park woman was ordered held on $750,000 bond today after she was charged with shooting her boyfriend in the head during an argument.
Grace Santiago, of the 9200 block of Susy Lane, was charged with murder in the shooting of Jorge Martinez Jr., 47, of the same address.
At a bond hearing in Rolling Meadows branch court today, Assistant State's Atty. Mike Clarke said the two were arguing when Martinez placed a handgun in Santiago's hand and told her she could prove how much she loved him by pulling the trigger.
The two continued to argue and Santiago told police she finally pulled the trigger "to end the abuse," Clarke said.
Santiago called 911 and Martinez was found on the kitchen floor in a pool of blood, Clarke said.
Martinez was taken to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Santiago was taken into custody at the scene, authorities said.
-- George Houde
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