Cops: Chicken dies, wife shoots husband

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Cops: Chicken dies, wife shoots husband
September 6, 2006

CHESHIRE, Ore. --A woman shot her husband in the back after he killed her pet chicken, the Lane County sheriff's deputies said. Deputies said they were sure that Mary Gray, 58, intended to shoot her husband, Stephen Gray, 43. They weren't certain if the husband meant to fire at the chicken.

Sign up for: Globe Headlines e-mail | Breaking News Alerts "We don't know if it was an accident or if it was on purpose," Sgt. Clint Riley said. "It depends who you ask."

Riley said the couple had been drinking for much of Monday while they did yard work at their rented home in the town northwest of Eugene, and they began arguing after Stephen Gray shot the chicken with a .44-caliber handgun.

Deputies said he was then hit with a shot from a .22-caliber rifle, and is recovering. Mary Gray was arraigned Tuesday on an assault charge.

 

[dreppucci007]

Riley said the couple had been drinking for much of Monday while they did yard work at their rented home in the town northwest of Eugene, and they began arguing after Stephen Gray shot the chicken with a .44-caliber handgun.

What was left of the chicken?!...And COME ON, the best she could do is hit him with a .22?!

 

[Scrivener]

They each should have had the other's gun....

 

[Arioch]

They each should have had the other's gun....

I should have had BOTH of them.

 

[daceman63]

I want to shoot a chicken with a .44.....first I need a chicken and then a .44....lol

 

[KMaurer]

Forget the guns. Here's the whole story in a nutshell:

...the couple had been drinking for much of Monday while...

Ban alcohol! It worked sooooooo well the last time we tried it.

[You could ban idiots, but it would take the entire state of Texas to hold them all, packed in like sardines.]

Ken

 

[dwarven1]

[You could ban idiots, but it would take the entire state of Texas to hold them all, packed in like sardines.]

Yeah, but then we'd have the entire state of CA emptied out, along with NYC, Chicago and Washington DC.

 

[Scrivener]

Yeah, but then we'd have the entire state of CA emptied out, along with NYC, Chicago and Washington DC.

And the DOWN side would be?

 

[reinbeau]

Yeah, but then we'd have the entire state of CA emptied out, along with NYC, Chicago and Washington DC.

And Boston! Don't forget Boston

 

[dwarven1]

And the DOWN side would be?

Uh... I'm thinking... Um... there must be something... Nope, can't think of one. There'd be plenty of real estate to move into, though... that's a good thing for those who like cities!

And Boston! Don't forget Boston

Nah, Bruce (mAssBackwards) would still be there.