The husband of a Filipino American who allegedly shot his wife dead on the night of July 5 at Bellevue in Washington has pleaded ‘not guilty’ for the offense.
Anna Lopez was allegedly killed by her estranged husband, Dylan Scott Jennings. She was working as a bartender at Sam’s Tavern where Jennings reportedly gunned her down.
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Jennings, 34, has however pleaded not guilty as he faces one count of first-degree murder and unlawful possession of a firearm and was in jail at the King County detention center.
As per the Court documents, a week prior to the shooting, Jennings used a hacksaw to break into his brother’s safe and stole a 9mm gun. He shot her as she started seeing someone else after their separation.
The accused has a history of domestic violence and in 2015, he was convicted for forcing down his girlfriend to the ground during an argument and strangling her until she was unconscious.
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Mike Clark, an anti-domestic violence advocate, said what happened to women like Anna shouldn’t be experienced by anyone else and “people who are in a relationship where someone feels like they have the control or the power to take someone else’s life.”
Lopez’s coworkers and friends remember her as a loving daughter and a loyal friend. She is survived by her parents who hail from Quezon City, Philippines.
