By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
A Border Patrol agent is accused of murdering her boyfriend in Chula Vista, Calif., the Times of San Diego reports.
Police said Melissa Hayes-Spencer shot her boyfriend to death in their apartment complex at 8:45 a.m. Saturday.
Hayes-Spencer was taken into custody.
She claims she shot him in self defense as he tried to physically abuse her.
The shooting remains under investigation.