Woman Shoots Husband In Stafford: Police

STAFFORD, VA—A woman shot her husband during an argument early Saturday in the area of Jefferson Davis Highway and George Mason Road, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. Jackie Lyn Miller, 32, of Stafford, was charged with aggravated malicious wounding, reckless handling of a firearm and shooting near an occupied dwelling.

Shortly before 5 a.m., police responded to a report of shots fired. Once at the scene, they found a woman who was crying and walking down the middle of Jefferson Davis Highway. Police smelled alcohol on her when they approached her, after which she repeatedly said with slurred speech, "I shot him in the hand."

Indeed she did. Police found him nearby with a gunshot wound to his right hand. He explained to them what had happened and then was taken to an area hospital.

Photo: Stafford County Sheriff's Office