Man accused of shooting girlfriend to death in Independence
May 14, 2021
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INDEPENDENCE. Mo. (AP) An Independence man was charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of his girlfriend in December.
Brandon McDaniel, 26, was also charged with armed criminal action in the death of Oriana Starr, the Jackson County Prosecutor s office said Friday.
Prosecutors said McDaniel s mother notified police that her son said he shot and killed his girlfriend on Dec. 16. He claimed the shooting was in self-defense after Starr wrapped a cord around his neck during a fight, prosecutors said.
McDaniel was arrested in Arkansas in January on a parole violation warrant.