Albuquerque police said a man upset over a breakup expressed anger by shooting the car of his ex-girlfriend's sister.

An officer was dispatched to a possible shooting on Sept. 17. When he arrived at the scene, a woman told him her ex-boyfriend threatened to kill her and then shot her sister’s car, according to the criminal complaint.

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The woman told the officer that she had just broken up with Jeffrey Tovarportillo, 21, and walked home. She said Tovarportillo began calling and texting her demanding to know where she was.

Police said eventually the woman told Tovarportillo she did not love him. Soon after, she heard gun shots. When they stopped, she said she received a text message from Tovarportillo that read: “your next (sic).”

The officer found bullet casings in the area consistent to where the woman’s sister saw Tovarportillo standing outside the house. The officer saw several bullet impacts along the front door on the passenger’s side and passenger window of the 2005 Ford Mustang.

Police requested a warrant for Tovarportillo’s arrest following an argument he had with the woman, which resulted in him trying to take her cellphone.

He was charged with shooting at or from a motor vehicle, criminal damage to property over $1,000, robbery, embezzlement of a motor vehicle and tampering with evidence.