Woman Aims At Skunk, Shoots Husband
August 29, 2012
Authorities say a Central Texas woman aiming for a skunk accidentally shot her husband when the bullet ricocheted.
Brazos County Sheriff Chris Kirk says the husband was expected to be released Monday from a Houston hospital. Kirk says the accident happened Sunday night at the family’s house near College Station. The husband was inside.
The sheriff says the wife, who has a concealed handgun permit, came out of the home’s detached garage and saw a skunk. Kirk says the woman fired a .45-caliber handgun at the animal but missed.
Kirk says the bullet ricocheted off a deck, went through the house’s closed back door and struck the husband in the abdomen. Kirk says the bullet did not damage any vital organs.
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