Woman shoots washing machine, house floods, couple divorce (Florida)

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St. Lucie County man reports wife shot AR-15 at target in bedroom closet and missed, nailing washing machine and flooding house

By Will Greenlee on May 24, 2011 7:43 AM


Officials are investigating a weekend incident during which a man indicated his wife fired an AR-15 rifle at a target inside a master bedroom closet, missing the target and blasting holes in a washing machine.

When deputies on Sunday entered the home in the 5700 block of Spanish River Road, they found "a lot of water on the floor covering most of the residence," according to recently released St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office records.

The 21-year-old woman said she and her husband are divorcing. She said her 33-year-old spouse called on Saturday, asking whether they could "get together."

They had a "good evening," but started arguing on Sunday about reconciling. She said she told her husband she didn't want to get back together because she has a new boyfriend. She said her husband "went crazy" and started shooting indoors. ...........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://blogs.tcpalm.com/off_the_beat_will_greenlee_blog/2011/05/st-lucie-county-woman-apparently-shoots-rifle-at-target-in-bedroom-closet-and-misses-nails-washing-m.html