LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Text messages about murdering people sent from a woman accused of shooting and killing her boyfriend are important in the criminal case against her, a judge ruled Tuesday.
Allysandra “Ally” Blea, 20, faces a charge of open murder with a deadly weapon in the death of Mark Gaughan, 23. On Saturday, Aug. 23, around 5 a.m., police received a 911 call about an “accidental shooting” in a northwest valley neighborhood near Washington Avenue and Decatur Boulevard.
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Police learned Gaughan was taking photos of two women, including Blea, who were posing with a gun when the firearm discharged, striking Gaughan, documents said. Gaughan died from a gunshot wound shortly afterward.
Earlier this fall, a Clark County grand jury voted to indict Blea on the murder charge. Evidence presented to the grand jury included a photo of Blea holding a rifle with the caption, “I like guns,” and a photo of a woman prosecutors identified as Blea with a target tattooed on her chest…