A man is in custody after his wife was fatally shot in the Shawnee neighborhood, according to Louisville Metro Police.
Officers responded to a call at around 4:16 p.m. of a shooting in the 600 block of Southwestern Parkway on Saturday, March 14.
At the scene, first responders found a woman who had been shot in the abdomen.
The victim was taken to UofL Hospital, where she was eventually pronounced dead.
A witness told police that the victim was shot by her husband, 57-year-old Patrick Brents. The witness said that Brents and the victim were arguing about cleaning the house when the suspect allegedly went into the bathroom and retrieved his gun from the drawer.
According to the witness, the victim told Brents not to shoot her, to which he replied: “What are you going to do about it?” before the gun went off.
The suspect’s arrest citation states that he told police that he went to retrieve his gun because he was planning to leave the home, and the gun then “went off,” hitting the victim in the abdomen.
Brents is charged with domestic violence and is scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday, March 24.
LMPD’s Domestic Violence Unit is leading the investigation.
Source: WAVE
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