A Florida a man has been arrested for murder for shooting his girlfriend in the head at a shooting range as part of a failed suicide contract.
Alec Almanzar, 23, had put his head next to Ayadalis Chalas and pulled the trigger in hopes that the bullet would kill them both, police said.
But the bullet that killed 21-year-old Chalas wounded only Almanzar, who was taken to hospital. He has since been arrested, said Holly Hill Police Lt. Chris Yates Daytona Beach News-Jurnal.
The couple visited the Hot Shot shooting range in Holly Hill on October 7 and rented a 9mm Glock pistol.
“Basically, they just put their heads together and he shot her in the head,” Yates said Thursday. The bullet went through her head into his head.
Pictured: 21-year-old Ayadalis Chalas was fatally shot dead, allegedly by her boyfriend Alec Almanzar, while the two visited a shooting range in Florida in October
Pictured: Hot Shot Shooting Range in Holly Hill, Florida, the site of an alleged failed suicide deal between Almanzar and Chalas
A safety sign has been put up at the shooting range as police investigate the fatal shooting of Ayadalis Chalas, 21
Almanzar was hospitalized at Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach until December 15. After being discharged, he left for New York with his family.
He was extradited back to Florida last week and returned to Volusia County, Yates said.
Almanzar was charged with second-degree murder with a firearm in the death of his Chalas.
He was detained without bail in the Volusia County Jail on Thursday.
“They (Almanzar and his family) knew the charges were falling,” Yates said.
Chalas, pictured, was found dead on arrival, with her back to the floor, when authorities arrived at the shooting range on October 7.
Chalas, pictured, can be seen in surveillance footage paying with his credit card before the two head to Alley 7, where the shooting reportedly took place.
“He is now in our custody again and will face charges.”
The reason for the alleged suicide contract was not given immediately, as no death note was found at the crime scene.
A video of surveillance from the shooting range, obtained by requesting an order that day, shows the couple as they requested two targets and received ear and eye protection, along with a box of ammunition, before heading for the designated arrows.
Chalas can be seen paying with his credit card before the two head to Alley 7, where the shooting reportedly took place.
The video shows Almanzar talking to Chalas as he loaded the firearm and then fired at the targets one by one, according to the report.
Pictured: The location of Holly Hill, Florida, where a man was arrested for murder in connection with the shooting of his girlfriend months after an alleged failed suicide contract
Police investigate Holly Hill shooting range crime scene in October
Almanzar initially placed his head so that the right side of his face touched the left side of Chalas’s head before pulling the trigger, but the gun did not fire.
He was reportedly seen on video to watch the gun and watch Chalas before firing three shots at the target.
A moment later, Almanzar shot Chalas in the head with his head next to hers, Yates added.
Chalas was found dead on arrival, with his back to the floor when authorities arrived shortly after, while Almanzar was found sitting in a chair holding a compress on his head, according to investigators.