--- description: Michael Jace was arrested Tuesday on homicide charges; police are investigating whether marital or financial difficulties played a role title: Shield actor was arrested for wife's fatal shooting image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcdd1e4de24d75148/6986902c3bc9991b631a3904/michael-jace.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Police: _The Shield_ Actor Told 911 He Shot His Wife by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 20, 2014 11:44 AM CUT  Michael Jace at Dolce in Hollywood on Jan. 16, 2004. Michael Jace at Dolce in Hollywood on Jan. 16, 2004.Steve Granitz—WireImage/Getty Images by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 20, 2014 11:44 AM CUT _Updated 4:53 p.m. ET_ Michael Jace, an actor who played a police officer in FX’s _The Shield_, told 911 that he shot his wife, police announced Tuesday. Jace was [arrested](http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/20/showbiz/shield-actor-michael-jace-homicide-charge/index.html "undefined") earlier in the day by real members of the Los Angeles Police Department Tuesday for the fatal shooting of his wife. Detective Dean Vinluan said a police printout of the incident reported that Jace made the comment to a 911 operator, [according to the Associated Press](http://abc7news.com/entertainment/police-actor-told-911-he-shot-wife-in-los-angeles/69574/ "undefined"). Detectives are looking into whether marital or financial difficulties were a factor in the shooting. A [local CBS affiliate](http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/05/19/woman-killed-in-domestic-violence-incident-in-hyde-park/ "undefined") on the scene in Hyde Park reported that neighbors called the police at 8:30pm Monday upon hearing shouting and gunshots coming from Jace’s home. Police found April Jace, 40, dead inside and then took her husband of 9 years in for questioning. After being detained Monday, Jace, 51, was booked on a homicide charge. Jace, who played Officer Julien Lowe on the FX show, was also known for a guest appearance in _Southland,_ another show about the L.A. police, and played law enforcement officers in _CSI, The Mentalist, Burn Notice, Private Practice,_ and _NYPD Blue_. He also had a small part as a black panther in the 1994 movie _Forrest Gump_. \[[_CNN_](http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/20/showbiz/shield-actor-michael-jace-homicide-charge/index.html "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/105872/shield-actor-michael-jace-murder/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/105872/shield-actor-michael-jace-murder/"},"headline":"Police: The Shield Actor Told 911 He Shot His Wife","datePublished":"2014-05-20T11:44:31.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:56:16.504Z","description":"Michael Jace was arrested Tuesday on homicide charges; police are investigating whether marital or financial difficulties played a role","url":"https://time.com/105872/shield-actor-michael-jace-murder/","keywords":["Murder","Crime","Television","shooting","los angeles","Actor","wife"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcdd1e4de24d75148/6986902c3bc9991b631a3904/michael-jace.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Laura Stampler","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcdd1e4de24d75148/6986902c3bc9991b631a3904/michael-jace.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Michael Jace at Dolce in Hollywood on Jan. 16, 2004.","caption":"2004 Fox aMichael Jace at Dolce in Hollywood on Jan. 16, 2004.Broadcasting Network Prime Time Lineup Party - Arrivals","creditText":"Steve Granitz—WireImage/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/105872/shield-actor-michael-jace-murder/","name":"Police: The Shield Actor Told 911 He Shot His Wife"}}]}] ```