A man has been arrested after he shot and killed his wife inside the bathroom of their Miami home, officials said.
The incident occurred shortly before 1 a.m. Sunday at a home located in the 3600 block of Northwest 30th Avenue in Miami.
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According to an arrest report, 70-year-old Alberto Molinet was having a verbal dispute with his wife when he retrieved a firearm from an open safe in their living room and tried.
He pointed the gun at his wife and pulled the trigger, but it was unloaded at the time, the report said.
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His wife became afraid and hid in their bathroom while Molinet loaded the firearm, the arrest report said.
Molinet then proceeded to fire a single time through the bathroom door and then let himself in as his wife attempted to push him away and stop him from firing further gunshots, the arrest report said.
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He then proceeded to bite her and fired a second gunshot at her, hitting her and causing her to fall to the ground, the report said.
The couple's daughter, who is a minor, witnessed the entire incident, and called 911 to report the shooting.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded to the home and pronounced the victim dead at the scene. Her identity wasn't released.
Molinet was taked into custody and later arrested on a second-degree murder charge.
