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OGDEN — An Ogden man has been charged in his wife's November shooting death.
Christopher James Trivino, 28, was charged in 2nd District Court with manslaughter, a second-degree felony.
On Nov. 19, 2022, Trivino called 911 and said he had shot his wife Jaycelin Gray Trivino, 27, at their residence at 3182 S. Adams Ave. in Ogden about 1 a.m., according to the charges.
Trivino told police he thought he heard a Ring home intrusion alarm and woke up when he saw a dark figure approaching his bed. Police said Trivino reached over and felt what he thought to be his wife lying in the bed, then he grabbed the firearm he regularly has next to him as he sleeps, and he fired the gun at the figure.
Jaycelin Trivino immediately screamed and Christopher Trivino said he then knew the figure was his wife, the charges state.
The figure did not say anything and Chris Trivino did not call out to the figure before discharging his firearm, court records state. Trivino acknowledged to police that he did not actually look over to see if his wife was next to him in bed and said it was too dark to see, so he couldn't describe the figure he saw, police said.
After the shooting, Trivino told police his wife would at times wake up in the middle of the night to use the restroom or get water, according to the charges.
People related to the case said Trivino brags about his firearm and has left it unattended at family events, and that family members have spoken to him before about the dangers of recklessness with firearms, police said.
According to the Utah Office of the Medical Examiner, Jaycelin Trivino's cause of death was a single gunshot wound to her abdomen.
Jaycelin Trivino was an art teacher at Highland Junior High.
