Husband Reported Wife Shot by Accident in Indiana Home. Police Say It Was Murder
On the night of July 2, a 911 call came in from Mauckport, Indiana. A man told dispatchers his wife had been accidentally shot. Deputies rushed to Hillcrest Drive. What they found did not match that story at all.
A 911 Call That Raised More Questions Than Answers
Harrison County 911 Dispatch received the call just before 10 PM. A male was reporting an accidental gunshot at a residence in Mauckport. Deputies responded and found a woman with a gunshot wound to the chest.
She was pronounced dead at the scene.
The victim was 40-year-old Sara M. Lang. According to initial reporting from WHAS11, authorities immediately began investigating the circumstances of her death. The 911 caller was identified as her husband, 32-year-old Stephen Ray Lang.
From Caller to Charged: What the Arrest Tells You
Stephen Ray Lang was not just taken in for questioning. He was arrested and charged with Murder, Domestic Battery, Intimidation, and Pointing a Firearm. Investigators determined that a 9mm semi-automatic handgun was used in the shooting…