An Arizona man has been charged with second-degree murder after prosecutors say he shot dead his ballet dancer wife in the middle of the night, claiming he had been “startled” awake.
Christopher Hoopes is accused of firing two shots at his wife, Colleen Hoopes, in the couple’s bedroom. Hoopes was a well-known dancer for Ballet Arizona in Phoenix.
The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office on Friday announced the charges against Hoopes for the May 24 killing, with interim County Attorney Rachel Mitchell noting that “the victim in this case was an extremely talented dancer, beloved by her community.”
A trial will begin later this year on Oct. 27. In addition to the second-degree murder charge, Christopher Hoopes also faces an unlawful discharge of a weapon charge.
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