GLENDALE, AZ — A woman is facing murder and arson charges after a burning car was found along Loop 101 in the West Valley late Tuesday night.
Arizona Department of Public Safety officials say emergency crews first responded to a car fire along the freeway near Union Hills Drive around 10:35 p.m. on Tuesday.
When they arrived, troopers found a woman standing outside of the vehicle, which was engulfed in flames. After the fire was extinguished, officials located the body of a person with a gunshot wound in the passenger seat.
The woman, identified as Tana'Sa Marae Chambers, was taken to a hospital for evaluation, and she will be booked into jail on homicide charges, according to officials on Wednesday.
Chambers reportedly admitted to shooting the victim, who was her boyfriend, and “expressed remorse" for her actions, according to police.
Police documents say Chambers claimed that she bought the gun the day before and that the incident was an attempt at a planned murder-suicide.
After shooting her boyfriend, the gun jammed when she attempted to turn the gun on herself, and she set the vehicle on fire. She was overcome by smoke and flames and exited the vehicle.
The identity of the victim has not yet been publicly released, but police say a wallet was found in the vehicle that was used to identify the victim. A gun was also found in the vehicle.
The investigation remains ongoing, and Chambers is being held on a $1-million cash-only bond.
