MINOT, N.D. (AP) A Minot man has pleaded guilty to felony murder in the shooting death of his girlfriend, who was also his business partner. Eric Clayton Venn, 41, reached a plea deal with prosecutors, who agreed to recommend that two other charges be dismissed.
Police identify Minot woman killed in shooting; boyfriend charged with murder
Eric Venn is being held in the Ward County Jail on charges of murder, tampering with physical evidence and fleeing in a motor vehicle.
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MINOT, N.D. Police have released the name of a woman killed in a shooting in northwest Minot Sunday, July 11.
Police say 29-year-old Arnalyn Repalam, of Minot, was shot and killed by her boyfriend, 41-year-old Eric Clayton Venn, also of Minot.
Venn is being held in the Ward County Jail on charges of murder, tampering with physical evidence and fleeing in a motor vehicle. Court records did not list an attorney for him.
Published July 14, 2021, 1:03 PM
A man in North Dakota, United States was arrested for fatally shooting his Filipina girlfriend on Sunday, July 11.
The 41-year-old suspect, Eric Venn, has been arrested and is now being held in Ward County Jail for killing his girlfriend, Arnalyn Repalam.
The victim was rushed to the hospital but later died.
According to the Minot Police Department, Venn was spotted in a vehicle and was attempting to flee. He was later arrested in northeast Minot.
Venn was charged with AA-felony murder, tampering with physical evidence, and fleeing.
Police, meanwhile, has not yet determined the motive of the shooting..