What Made Him Think That Was a Good Idea

Man Shooting Hole Through Wall Kills Wife

DEEPWATER, Mo. -- Officials are trying to decide whether to file charges against a Missouri man who fatally shot his wife while trying to install a satellite TV system in the bedroom of their home.

Patsy Long, 34, of Deepwater, died after being shot in the chest with a .22-caliber handgun on Saturday. Her husband, Ronald Long, fired the shot from the inside of their home after several unsuccessful efforts to punch a hole through the exterior wall using other means.

Henry County sheriff's deputies said the woman was hit by the second of two shots fired by her husband.

I feel horrible for the husband and the deceased wife but you’ve gotta wonder what sort of guy thought pulling out his handgun was the right choice in trying to punch a hole in the wall. Are there people that devoid of common sense? I don’t care if you’ve personally evacuated the town, using a gun to shoot a hole in your bedroom wall so you can install a satellite TV system is just wrong, wrong, wrong.