Old Okeechobee Woman, 77, Accidentally Shoots Younger Husband, 76

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Las Vegas, NV –-(Ammoland.com)- The Okeechobee News reports last week (8/5/2016) in Okeechobee County, Florida, deputies responded to a 911 call entered a Taylor Creek Isles home shortly after 2 in the afternoon on Thursday.

Upon entry they found the woman standing before them with the .38 caliber Smith & Wesson revolver in her hand.

Her gun was pointed at the floor, deputies asked her to put the gun down and she did as she was instructed. The 77-year-old woman had accidentally shot her 76-year-old husband when she was frightened by a noise in the garage of their home.

The man was struck once in the chest by a .38 caliber bullet. He was airlifted to Lawnwood Regional Medical Center in Fort Pierce and is expected to make a full recovery. The names of the husband and wife were not released and the …Read the Rest

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