Cassandra Pena-Romero, 27, was shot at the Metropolitan Emergency Medical Services parking lot in downtown Little Rock.
"Dispatchers are the first step of the life-saving work of emergency services, and Casandra was a true community hero," said Greg Thompson, executive director of Metropolitan Emergency Medical Services ."We appreciate the care she received at UAMS and the valiant efforts of our law enforcement partners to quickly apprehend the suspect of this heinous act."
A Little Rock police spokesman said upgraded charges were expected to be filed against Omar Pena-Romero in the fatal shooting. It was not clear if Omar Pena-Romero had an attorney representing him. An arraignment was set Thursday for Pena-Romero. Cassandra Pena-Romero filed for divorce from her husband on Aug. 11 after he was arrested and charged with raping and assaulting her, according to court records. A judge had ordered Pena-Romero to stay away from his wife's home and from Metropolitan Emergency Medical Services on Aug. 7.Cassandra Pena-Romero had worked since 2021 for Metropolitan Emergency Medical Services, which serves Little Rock and several surrounding areas.
According to the divorce filing, Pena-Romero had voluntarily committed himself to a hospital psychiatric unit on Aug. 1 until Aug. 6. He had shown his wife a suicide note on Aug. 7 he had written, and he had threatened to physically harm her on several occasions, the filing said.
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