Wife 'angry' with husband for leaving 9 mm unsecured fatally shot him in chest to 'show him a lesson' about gun safety: Police

A 44-year-old pistillate successful Pennsylvania is accused of killing her hubby during an statement astatine their location implicit weapon safety, allegedly pointing a firearm astatine his thorax and pulling the trigger to "show him a lesson."

Dawn Marie Freeman was taken into custody implicit the play and charged with 1 number of transgression homicide successful the decease of 40-year-old Bradley Freeman, tribunal records show. Dawn Freeman is besides facing 1 number each of aggravated battle and recklessly endangering different person.

According to a nationalist accusation study from the Pennsylvania State Police, troopers responded to a residence successful the 300 artifact of Mine Road successful Adams Township astatine astir 6:37 p.m. connected Oct. 4 regarding a decease investigation, aft the section constabulary section had requested assistance.

During the investigation, constabulary determined that Dawn Freeman and her hubby had been progressive successful a "verbal argument" that resulted successful "the discharge of a firearm and the decease of Bradley Freeman." Police said determination was nary progressive menace to the public.

A probable origin affidavit obtained by The Tribune-Democrat revealed further details astir the shooting.

According to the affidavit, Dawn Freeman told investigators that, for astatine slightest 2 years, her hubby habitually near his 9 mm handgun successful unsecured locations wherever children could scope it. On Sunday, Dawn Freeman said she came location to find the firearm lying connected the java array successful the surviving room. When she confronted Bradley Freeman astir the gun's unsafe location, helium allegedly refused to determination it determination safe.

Dawn Freeman reportedly said she became "angry" with her husband's obstinance and grabbed the gun, pointed it astatine him and pulled the trigger to "show him a lesson."

After allegedly firing, Dawn Freeman reportedly told investigators her hubby fell look down onto the surviving country floor. She past threw the limb crossed the country and "screamed."

Dawn Freeman's son, who was home, performed CPR portion she called 911. Emergency aesculapian unit arrived and pronounced Bradley Freeman dead. Cambria County Coroner Jeff Lees performed an autopsy Monday and confirmed that Bradley Freeman's origin of decease was a azygous gunshot coiled to the chest.

In a voluntary interrogation with detectives, Dawn Freeman allegedly said she had "begged" her hubby for years to halt leaving his firearm successful unsafe locations due to the fact that she feared "something atrocious would happen."

Dawn Freeman appeared successful tribunal for her arraignment Monday greeting and was jailed without enslaved astatine Cambria County Prison, tribunal records show.