Woman claims self-defense in ex-boyfriend shooting in Raleigh

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Raleigh woman said she was forced to shoot her ex-boyfriend when he showed up at her apartment early Wednesday morning and fired several shots into the apartment she shares with her sister and her 10-year-old child.

The ex-girlfriend, who wished to remain anonymous, said her ex came to her apartment on Westline Drive twice that day. She said the first time he banged on her door, and when she didn’t answer, he fired several shots in the air and left.

Raleigh shooting: Ex-boyfriend shot, ex-girlfriend questioned

She said he returned a short time later, vandalized her car, and fired a gun at her when she yelled for him to stop.

She said one bullet went through her window and hit her living room wall, and another hit an exterior wall. She shared pictures of the damage with WREG.

The ex-girlfriend said she returned fire in self-defense and didn’t find out until police detained her that he had been shot.

“He drove to his sister’s house,” she said…

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