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Georgia Woman Says She Was Asleep When Shot by Police Chief Husband

"A Georgia woman who was shot by her police chief husband on New Year's Day in their bedroom told investigators today that she was asleep when the shooting happened and couldn't provide any information about how it occurred, authorities said. Georgia Bureau of Investigation agents interviewed Margaret McCollom in her hospital room at the Atlanta Medical Center, where she was taken after she was shot by Peachtree City Police Chief William McCollom in their home -- accidentally, according to the police chief. Though she could not say how the incident happened, Margaret McCollom told investigators that she believes the shooting was an accident, the GBI said in a statement. The police chief has been cooperating with agents investigating the incident, according to the GBI. Peachtree City police spokesman Lt. Mark Brown said during a news conference on New Year's Day that chief of police William McCollom "well-liked, well-loved."

"We are concerned for his wife and are concerned for the chief," Brown said.There were no witnesses inside the home and the shooting took place in the couple's bedroom, according to the GBI. McCollom called 911 at about 4 a.m. on New Year's Day and said he shot his wife in their home by accident, the GBI told ABC affiliate WSB in Atlanta. McCollom has been placed on administrative leave during the investigation."

The issue at hand is that an officer shot his wife in her sleep "accidentally", and neither one claims to have any recognition of how the incident occurred.
In my opinion, this whole thing seems odd and very suspicious. How do you "accidentally" shoot your wife in her sleep? He is a police officer. A police officer does not accidentally shoot his wife in his sleep. If that is the case, he should not be allowed to carry a gun. It makes me question the motive behind it all. Was the wife really asleep, or did she just say that she was because she was afraid of her husband? Did the husband truly accidentally shoot his wife or was it on purpose? What were the events that lead up to the shooting? So many questions boil from the unfortunate "accident", and I have a feeling the truth may be hard to get. Cops now a days have a very bad reputation, and it only seems to be getting worse.