The crazy, jealous girlfriend who shot her boyfriend dead in a Texas field until he ran out of bullets has been released from prison after being taken into custody, leaving his ex-lover in fear for his life.
Alexis Pinto, 23, had invited her girlfriend to a secluded spot on Houston's South Side where the couple planned to watch the sunset, but on September 5, she pulled out a gun and started firing. He has been charged with suspicion.
Elvis Muñoz recalled the horrifying moment his then-girlfriend started firing at him, getting shot in both hands, stomach and chest, and said he “should have died quickly”.
Pinto was arrested and charged with aggravated assault on a family member and was initially booked into the Harris County Jail with bail set at $75,000.
Two months after her arrest, Pinto was released on Nov. 15 after her bail was reduced to $10,000 by a Houston court, according to court documents reviewed by the Post.
The shocking release led Muñoz to slam the court system for allowing him to be released just months after his ex-girlfriend allegedly tried to kill him.
“If you care for someone and love them for three years, why not take their life with a bullet?” Munoz said. told KHOU.
Munoz worked as a mechanic before the shooting, but now has limited movement of his hands.
“I took some pictures. I fought for my life for hours,” he added.
“I'm furious that the system is not doing its job,” Munoz's sister Ana Fernandez told the outlet. “Because someone said she had a mental illness.”
A letter signed by Harris County Trial Judge Sharon Chu on Sept. 21 found that Pinto “suffers from a mental illness or is intellectually disabled.”
Her frustration with Munoz began when a customer dropped off her car at Munoz for repairs in the early morning hours of September 5, leaving Pinto frustrated.
“[Pinto] “She became enraged and attempted to punch (Muñoz), so he grabbed her wrist and asked her to calm down,” the indictment states.
Pinto allegedly kicked one of the couple's dogs and tried to get it into the house before asking Munoz to take him to see the sunset.
When the couple arrived at a field near State Route 288 and Airport Boulevard, Pinto reportedly fled the car as Munoz yelled, “Babe, babe.”
“Tell me about deer hunting. Do you really think I'm going deer hunting here?” Damn it. What's wrong with doing that to me? Pinto is said to have said this as the couple stood five feet apart.
After Munoz wondered what Pinto was saying, she pulled out a gun and fired, hitting Pinto in the chest.
Pinto reportedly held the gun “as per the title” and continued to yell insults at Munoz even as he was hit in the hand.
“That's when I felt my left hand get hit,” Munoz said. I said to Ko. “I felt like my hands were getting hot. I was holding my chest and stomach as I ran.”
Munoz said he tried to run away while clutching his chest, but he was lying on the ground bleeding in pain, tripping and falling.
“Oh my god, it's not my time anymore. What did I do, what did I do,” Munoz said, according to the arrest affidavit.
“I'm sorry, I didn't mean to do that to you. I didn't shoot you in the right place,” Munoz recalled standing over Pinto and saying. “I didn't mean to do this to you. This was supposed to be quick.”
Pinto reportedly fired a shot directly at Munoz's face, but it was blocked by his hand.
When Pinto ran out of bullets, Munoz persuaded his ex-girlfriend to help him and drove him to a gas station while he spoke on the phone with his father.
“I said I loved her and I still wanted to be with her and I wanted to grow up with her and have children with her and basically I just tried to get inside her head to convince her to help me.” Muñoz told KPRC.
An ambulance met the couple at a gas station 3.5 miles from the shooting scene.
Munoz was taken to a hospital and underwent several surgeries, including one to remove a bullet from his chest on the day he was released from prison.
“She will be jealous and controlling and will isolate me from my family and friends. She holds a grudge,” Munoz said.
Pinto's bail conditions do not allow him to be near Muñoz or his family, and he is required to wear an ankle monitor.
