Man Accidentally Shoots Wife During Domestic Dispute

A 31-year-old Greenfield man is in custody after allegedly accidentally shooting his wife in the arm during a domestic dispute early Saturday morning.

The Greenfield police department received a call from Boris Savic at approximately 5 a.m. Saturday. Savic told the dispatcher he had shot his wife with a 9 millimeter handgun in the couple's condo in the 5200 block of South Tuckaway Boulevard.

When police got to the scene, Savic's 30-year-old wife had a gunshot wound to her arm, but was conscious and breathing when paramedics arrived, according to the police report.  

According to police, Savic told officers the shooting was accidental and that he heard a prowler, retrieved his gun and it accidentally discharged.

After further questioning, the suspect admitted that he had accidentally shot his wife during an argument as she was trying to leave. Investigators then learned Savic was out on bail from a previous domestic violence incident involving his wife in Waukesha County where he was arrested June 11, 2011.

The couples 2- and 6-year-old children were home at the time of the shooting but were uninjured.

Savic's wife was transported to a local hospital where she was treated and later released.

Savic was charged in Milwaukee County Circuit Court on Tuesday with second degree reckless injury while armed and domestic violence and remains in county jail.