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Los Angeles — Actor Michael Jace is scheduled to appear in a Los Angeles courtroom on Wednesday for arraignment on a murder charge filed after his wife's shooting death last month.
The actor, who played a police officer on the television series The Shield, did not enter a plea during his initial court appearance last month. Police say Jace shot his wife April multiple times in the family's Los Angeles home on May 19 while their young children were present. The boys were unharmed and are now living with relatives.
Police have not released a motive for the slaying but have said they are looking into whether financial or other domestic issues may have been involved. Jace's attorneys have said the case is still in its early stages and their investigation is ongoing.
A senseless act
April Jace's family has called her death a senseless act of domestic violence.
Police say Jace called the police emergency dispatcher to report the killing. Their two children were at home at the time but were unharmed.
Audio of Jace's call has not been released, but fire officials released an emergency call from April Jace's father earlier this month in which he says the actor told him he had shot his wife.
"My son-in-law called me, and (texted) me, and said come get the kids because he shot April, our daughter," the caller, whose name was redacted from the audio, told a fire department dispatcher.
April Jace, 40, a financial aid counselor at Biola University, had three sons, including two boys under the age of 10 with Jace.
Michael Jace also appeared on the show Southland and had small roles in the movies Planet of the Apes, Boogie Nights and Forrest Gump.
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The actor, who played a police officer on the television series The Shield, did not enter a plea during his initial court appearance last month. Police say Jace shot his wife April multiple times in the family's Los Angeles home on May 19 while their young children were present. The boys were unharmed and are now living with relatives.
Police have not released a motive for the slaying but have said they are looking into whether financial or other domestic issues may have been involved. Jace's attorneys have said the case is still in its early stages and their investigation is ongoing.
A senseless act
April Jace's family has called her death a senseless act of domestic violence.
Police say Jace called the police emergency dispatcher to report the killing. Their two children were at home at the time but were unharmed.
Audio of Jace's call has not been released, but fire officials released an emergency call from April Jace's father earlier this month in which he says the actor told him he had shot his wife.
"My son-in-law called me, and (texted) me, and said come get the kids because he shot April, our daughter," the caller, whose name was redacted from the audio, told a fire department dispatcher.
April Jace, 40, a financial aid counselor at Biola University, had three sons, including two boys under the age of 10 with Jace.
Michael Jace also appeared on the show Southland and had small roles in the movies Planet of the Apes, Boogie Nights and Forrest Gump.
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