Tooele City Police arrested a 37-year-old man following an incident where he allegedly admitted to crashing his pickup truck into a woman's car and firing bullets through her window, according to a September 1 report.
Daniel Ruesga has been identified as the suspect in the death of a 37-year-old mother of four who was the current or former domestic partner of Ruesga.
Police responded to a report of shots fired at 11:58 p.m. Monday in the 600 block of Kings Landing Road. Officers arrived to find a white Toyota Tundra pickup truck crashed into the rear of a white Tesla located inside a garage.
Officers discovered bullet casings outside the driver-side door of the Tesla and found a deceased female in the driver's seat. Ruesga, whose Toyota pickup was registered to him, told officers on the scene that a firearm had been left in the vehicle.
Following a Miranda warning, Ruesga reportedly admitted to intentionally crashing into the vehicle and shooting the victim multiple times with a handgun following an argument. The victim's four children were inside the residence during the incident and heard what occurred before finding their mother deceased.
Ruesga was booked into the Tooele County jail early Tuesday. He is being held without bail on charges of murder, domestic violence, and criminal homicide, along with four counts of domestic violence in the presence of a child.
