A Texas woman allegedly shot her ex-husband 18 times after luring him outside with a fake pizza delivery, according to authorities.
Marquita Marie Rice, 31, allegedly opened fire on her former spouse outside his Dallas home before driving off, reported WNCN, citing Dallas Police.
Miraculously, her ex-husband, who hasn’t been identified, survived his injuries after being rushed to a hospital in critical condition following the shooting at around 4 p.m. local time on March 1.
Dramatic security video purportedly shows Rice dressed in black waiting behind a wall near the garage for her ex to come out of his house, after a pizza delivery was made to the residence.
Once her ex-husband opened the door, Rice allegedly shot him several times before running away, then returning to fire more shots.
The victim had not ordered the pizza to his house, leading detectives to believe it was a premeditated shooting, according to police.
Rice was arrested on May 26 in Wake County, North Carolina, more than 1,000 miles away from the scene of the shooting, although police didn’t document the arrest until June 10, as reported by FOX4 News.
Dallas cops tracked her down through the taillights on her Chevy Trax, which she used to flee the scene.
“The taillights make a big difference for my case,” Detective Michael Bui told FOX 4, describing how Rice allegedly tried to cover her tracks in the weeks following the shooting.
She drove “all the way from Georgia to Dallas and back … And from Savannah, from Raleigh to Georgia to Dallas,” Bui said.
Rice was detained in the town of Wake Forest, just north of Raleigh, NC, by local cops and the US Marshals Service, according to Dallas Police.
She made her first court appearance in Wake County the following day, May 27, where she refused extradition to Texas.
Rice was held on a $1 million bond and is scheduled to appear in court again on June 25.
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