Man threatens family, but wife shoots him first

[remedy1]

Man threatens family, but wife shoots him first

Troy Christoff lives with five relatives in his Winter Haven home, and this morning he wanted to shoot them all, authorities say.

As Christoff loaded a handgun, he called out the name of the family member each bullet was meant for, Winter Haven police say. His wife was apparently the first target.

Christoff pointed the gun at her, but Dawn Christoff had armed herself with a .9mm handgun to protect her family, police spokesman Sgt. Brad Coleman said.

Dawn Christoff pulled the trigger first, striking her husband several times.

Troy Christoff, 34, was taken by helicopter to Lakeland Regional Medical Center. His condition is not known. He has been charged with five counts of attempted first degree murder.

Police have determined that Dawn Christoff, 35, had shot her husband in self-defense. Detectives continue to investigate the case and the nature of the dispute at the Christoff home, 1121 Seventh St. SW, Winter Haven.

www.tbo.com

[Hoopla Phil]

1. Lesson: Never EVER teach your wife to shoot.

[valerief]

2. Another reason to avoid Florida. But good for her. Hope she leaves that

insane state. Crazy state political machines breed crazy citizens.

[flying_wahini]

3. she should have left a long time ago, sounds like

but I wouldn't stand there and let him kill my family either...


and maybe He didn't teach her to shoot, maybe she taught him.......

[peace13]

7. Maybe it was he who should have left.

Why do the women have to pack up and get kicked in the teeth on the street?

[county worker]

4. Does this mean the pirates are out and guns are back on top?

:popcorn:

pass the salt and butter

[Endangered Specie]

9. Don't worry, Im sure some cute white girl will go missing soon.

[InvisibleTouch]

5. Too bad he survived.

He'll be coming after her again as soon as he gets out of the hospital.

[TheCowsCameHome]

6. Yep - Florida - I shoulda known.

Not a day goes by................

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

12. Should she of allowed herself to be shot?

[jody]

8. That's the way to stop domestic abuse. When seconds count, police are only minutes away. n/t

[Endangered Specie]

10. 115 grains of lead beats 115 pounds of restraing orders...

(assuming she wasn't using heavier 9mm rounds)

[jody]

14. SCOTUS said in Gonzales, "respondent did not, . . . , have a property interest in police enforcement

of the restraining order against her husband."

Self-defense is a personal responsibility as millions of battered and murdered women have discovered.

[jazzcat]

15. Agreed.

Agreed.

[Endangered Specie]

11. Wow, Ive never seen a point-nine millimeter handgun before

that would be like a thumbtack

[Caliman73]

13. the super sub-compact .9mm

good for hanging pictures.

:rofl:

[MrPerson]

16. So she's unattached now?

[gorfle]

17. b-b-b-but!

But according to 20/20, having a firearm doesn't convey any advantage to the person carrying it! They'll just freeze up and fumble it and get shot!