TEMPE, AZ (AZFamily) — A man accused of killing his wife is scheduled for a change-of-plea hearing Nov. 16. Christopher Hoopes is accused in the 2022 shooting death of his wife, Colleen Hoopes.
The docket does not confirm that Christopher Hoopes has reached a plea agreement or indicate what any proposed plea might be.
What police records say
A grand jury indicted Hoopes on charges of second-degree murder and unlawful discharge of a firearm. The docket records a not guilty plea in the case.
According to Tempe police records, Hoopes told an officer he woke up startled, took a handgun from his nightstand and fired toward the bed before realizing he had shot his wife. Police records say Colleen Hoopes was taken to a hospital, where she died…