03-11-2015, 09:22 PM
According to the latest news report, McCollom's wife is in a spinal rehab center. The shooting has left her paralyzed from the waist down. :(
The report also indicates that McCollom admitted to investigators that he had been drinking and taking sleeping medication that night. He was then awoken by barking dogs, picked up his Glock 9mm service revolver, and checked the house. When McCollom returned to bed, he placed the gun under the sheet.
A forensic analysis confirmed that the gun had been fired from under the sheets and a wound on MCollom's right hand confirmed that his palm blocked a spent shell from leaving the gun.
The DA said investigators found no evidence that McCollom intended to harm his wife Margaret. However, the prosecutor said the shooting could have been avoided. The "reckless conduct" charge the grand jury is considering is a misdemeanor.
The report also indicates that McCollom admitted to investigators that he had been drinking and taking sleeping medication that night. He was then awoken by barking dogs, picked up his Glock 9mm service revolver, and checked the house. When McCollom returned to bed, he placed the gun under the sheet.
A forensic analysis confirmed that the gun had been fired from under the sheets and a wound on MCollom's right hand confirmed that his palm blocked a spent shell from leaving the gun.
The DA said investigators found no evidence that McCollom intended to harm his wife Margaret. However, the prosecutor said the shooting could have been avoided. The "reckless conduct" charge the grand jury is considering is a misdemeanor.