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Prosecutors are seeking to keep the woman in custody pending
trial. They said in a motion that while Gomez-Villeda does not
have a substantial criminal record, her behavior showed an
extreme disregard for the lives and safety of others.
Court records did not immediately list an attorney for the
woman. The charges were filed Sunday, a day after the shooting.
Authorities said the investigation is ongoing, and the boy has
not been charged. Police said they are working with the district
attorney's office and state officials, given the boy's age.
According to a criminal complaint, police say Gomez-Villeda had
knocked on her neighbors' door Saturday and asked them to turn
down their music. The woman told Gomez-Villeda the music wasn't
loud, and Gomez-Villeda walked back to her apartment.
A few minutes later, the woman and her teenage daughter exited
their apartment to install a security camera above their front
door, as they had recently moved into the apartment, the
complaint stated.
It added that the woman told police through an interpreter that
Gomez-Villeda began another argument over the music, and that a
physical fight ensued, prompting the woman's daughter to
intervene.
Gomez-Villeda allegedly told her son to go inside and get her
handgun, the complaint stated. It said the boy returned with the
gun and fired one time, killing the teen.
Police said Gomez-Villeda took her son inside their apartment
and closed the door. After calling her husband, the complaint
said Gomez-Villeda then called 911 to report the incident. She
later told detectives that she was attacked by her neighbors
after she complained about loud music.
The complaint states that a search of Gomez-Villeda's apartment
turned up other firearms and that the weapons were not secured.
Authorities also said a revolver found outside her apartment was
listed in a national database as having been stolen.
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