The victim in the shooting was 41-year-old Josephine Navarro, who was listed as a transient but had previously been listed as being from San Leandro, according to Capt. Kurt Smallcomb of the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office.
Navarro's boyfriend, 46-year-old Samuel DeJesus Campos, was taken into custody on Monday after he told investigators that he shot Navarro as she was lying in bed in their travel trailer holding their small dog, Smallcomb said.
Campos, a transient with previous connections to Oakland, said he had meant to shoot and kill the small, injured dog but hit Navarro instead, according to Smallcomb's report.
Smallcomb said the investigation into the Navarro's death is continuing.
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