A Tucson woman accused of shooting her children to death earlier this month has been indicted on two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of child abuse under circumstances likely to cause death.
Perla Caroline Morales, 25, will be arraigned next Wednesday in Pima County Superior Court.
Morales told police she shot 17-month-old Richard Rosovich, Jr. and 4-year-old Emma Rosovich multiple times after her boyfriend, Richard Rosovich, Sr. threatened to leave her Aug. 11, according to court documents.
Morales called 911 and told the dispatcher she needed an ambulance because her children were dead and hung up. When the dispatcher called back, Morales told the dispatcher she had shot her kids and cut her wrists, court documents state.
Richard was pronounced dead at the home near West Valencia Road and Interstate 19 and Emma died at the hospital an hour after the 911 call.
