An Ohio man fatally shot his wife after an argument and then called 911, telling dispatchers the gun went off by accident and she was “on the ground” and “scared,” authorities say.
Joseph Halpin, 42, faces a murder charge in the death of his wife, 39-year-old Laura Hoopengardner, in North Olmstead, a Cleveland suburb. Halpin called 911 around 6:30 p.m. Friday and said he cocked a gun and it accidentally went off, hitting her in the abdomen at their home in the 31000 block of Lorain Road, a press release from North Olmstead police said.
“She’s on the ground,” Halpin said, according to the 911 call obtained by Law&Crime. “She’s scared.”…