SEDALIA, Mo. | Officials are trying to determine whether to file charges against a man who fatally shot his wife while trying to install a satellite television system in their home.
Patsy D. Long, 34, of Deepwater, was pronounced dead early Saturday evening after being shot in the chest with a .22-caliber handgun. Her husband, Ronald Long, fired the shot from the inside of their home after several unsuccessful efforts to punch a hole through the exterior wall using other means.
The woman, who was outside the house, was hit by the second of two shots fired by Ronald Long, the Henry County Sheriffs Department said.
Sheriffs Department spokesman Maj. Robert Hills said a person involved in such a case normally would be charged with manslaughter, but that was up to the prosecutor.
Once we complete a diagram of the incident, we will be submitting everything to the prosecuting attorney and let him decide if he wants to press criminal charges, Hills said.
Henry County Coroner Scott Largent declined to release details about Patsy Longs death until the Sheriffs Department completes its investigation.
Normally, I'd agree that this is a future "Darwin award winner" type idea, but I'm now convinced that he posts things that aren't true or are bad ideas just to get things stirred up around here.
If it is true, it may be one of the dumbest ideas I've ever heard. How about a small trailer!?
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