'I was just angry': Star from TV series The Shield who is on trial for wife's murder told detectives he wanted to hurt his spouse and only shoot her in the leg
- Michael Jace, 53, played a police officer on the television series The Shield
- Prosecutors say he believed his wife April Jace was having an affair
- April Jace denied she was cheating in text messages sent to her husband before she was killed
- Evidence shows she was shot once in the back and twice in the legs
- If convicted of first-degree murder, Michael Jace could face 50 years to life in prison
A television star accused of killing his wife said he wanted to hurt her and only intended to shoot her in the leg, according to a transcript of his interview with detectives released Thursday during his murder trial.
Michael Jace, 53, who played a police officer on the television series The Shield, also told police he didn't know his wife, April Jace, was dead when he spoke to detectives after the shooting, the transcript shows.
Jace said he had planned to kill himself with a revolver that belonged to his wife's father but didn't have the courage and instead wanted to harm his wife.
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Actor Michael Jace (seen with his wife April Jace in March 2004) is accused of killing April
Actor Michael Jace, who played a police officer on television and charged with murdering his wife, listens during closing arguments during his trial at Los Angeles County Superior in Los Angeles on Friday
Jace said he had planned to kill himself with a revolver that belonged to his wife's father but didn't have the courage and instead wanted to harm his wife
Jace played a police officer on the FX television series The Shield (pictured)
'I was just angry,' Jace told investigators. 'All I intended to do was shoot her in the leg. And then I shot her in the leg and that was it.'
Evidence, however, shows she was shot three times - once in the back and twice in the legs.
The final shots were delivered in a hallway of the couple's home, within sight of their sons, eight and five at the time.
Jace's now 10-year-old son testified Wednesday that he heard his father tell his mother, an avid runner: 'If you like running, then run to heaven,' before firing the shots into her legs.
Jace's attorney Jamon Hicks has said the actor was distraught because his wife wanted a divorce.
Prosecutors say he also believed she was having an affair. April denied she was cheating in text messages sent to her husband before she was killed.
Evidence shows April Jace was shot three times - once in the back and twice in the legs
The final shots were delivered in a hallway of the couple's home, within sight of their sons, eight and five at the time
Los Angeles County coroner's officials remove the body of April Jace, the wife of actor Michael Jace, from the couple's home in the Hyde Park area of Los Angeles in May 2014
In the transcript, Michael Jace told police he shot his wife after she lunged at him and he pushed her away.
At one point, he seemed confused about how many times he shot her and broke down crying after a detective told him she was dead.
April Jace, 40, was a financial aid counselor at Biola University.
Deputy District Attorney Tannaz Mokayef told jurors that Jace shot his wife after telling her that he had left the house then, waited for her to return with their sons from a youth baseball game.
If convicted of first-degree murder, Jace (seen left and right in these file photos) could face 50 years to life in prison. His lawyers say he should be convicted of voluntary manslaughter
'I just ruined lives,' Jace told detectives. 'Four lives. I mean, you could put the needle in my arm right now and be done. I'm fine with that.'
Jace has been jailed since the shooting and hasn't shown any emotion during the trial that started Monday.
Closing arguments took place Friday. If convicted of first-degree murder, he could face 50 years to life in prison. His lawyers say he should be convicted of voluntary manslaughter.
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