Jury selection started Monday for a Gary man accused of fatally shooting his wife.

Ellis Bishop, 69, is charged with murder in the Oct. 8, 2022 death of Victoria Bishop, 60.

He has pleaded not guilty and is arguing that he shot her in self-defense.

According to court documents, the couple had been drinking and got into an argument. Before she died, Victoria told investigators that her husband shot her in the stomach on purpose, records show.

She told Methodist’s hospital staff she couldn’t feel her legs. She later died Oct. 9 as she was transported to the University of Chicago hospital. Her death was ruled a homicide.

Gary Police responded after the shooting to the 2300 block of Marshalltown Lane. Officers found her lying outside the front door. There was no blood inside the home.

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