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\nA man is in custody after his wife was fatally shot in the Shawnee neighborhood, according to Louisville Metro Police.<\/p>\n
\nA man is in custody after his wife was fatally shot in the Shawnee neighborhood, according to Louisville Metro Police.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
At the scene, first responders found a woman who had been shot in the abdomen.<\/p>\n
The victim was taken to UofL Hospital, where she was eventually pronounced dead.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
According to the witness, the victim told Brents not to shoot her, to which he replied: \u201cWhat are you going to do about it?\u201d before the gun went off.<\/p>\n
The suspect\u2019s 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 \u201cwent off,\u201d hitting the victim in the abdomen.<\/p>\n
Brents is charged with domestic violence and is scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday, March 24.<\/p>\n
LMPD\u2019s Domestic Violence Unit is leading the investigation.
\nSource: WAVE<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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