Texas Man Wounds Girlfriend While Confronting Ex With Shotgun

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Police said a man in San Antonio, Texas wound up shooting his girlfriend by mistake on Monday while he was attempting to confront his ex-girlfriend with a shotgun.

The man grabbed his shotgun when his ex-girlfriend showed up at his house, authorities told TV station KSAT. When his girlfriend tried to intervene, the gun went off, wounding her, according to police. The man was arrested on suspicion of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, television station KENS reported.

The woman was in critical condition at a local hospital.

(h/t Gawker)

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