Woman charged with murder after shooting live-in boyfriend to death in Brazoria County

BRAZORIA COUNTY, Texas – A woman accused of shooting and killing her boyfriend is in jail Friday.

Linda Lizette Lerma, 29, is charged with the first-degree murder of her live-in boyfriend, 32-year-old Joseph Daniel Malloy.

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According to the Brazoria County Sheriff's Office, Malloy's body was found in their home on County Road 192 and County Road 865 in Liverpool.

Deputies said the couple got into a fight and Lerma is accused of pulling out a gun and shooting him.

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