(Newswire.net — January 4, 2015) — Fayette County, Georgia – In a shootout in the early hours of January 1, Police Chief William McColl shot his ex wife who divorced him fifteen years ago. McColl told investigators that he is not responsible and said his Glok “automatically” shot his wife Margaret, twice, in accordance with the local CBS.
The relationship of the two remains unclear because McColl acted like he never had intention to harm his wife, however, the investigation showed that his wife divorced him 15 years ago when she caught him having an affair. In spite of the fact that all evidence points to an intentional shooting, McCollum has not been arrested.
Two shots were fired, however, only one hit the chief’s wife, seriously injuring her, a representative for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Sherry Lang, told local WXIA-TV.
Reportedly, Chief William McCollom was originally divorced and estranged from his wife, he then married a woman in 2002 who was his police department’s chaplain in Delray Beach, Florida. Recently, however, McCollom reunited with his first wife, only to shoot her, just after the clock struck midnight on New Year’s Eve, in the couple’s own bedroom.
“The gun was in the bed, I went to move it, and I put it to the side an’ it went off,” McCollom told a 911 dispatcher.
In spite of the fact that gun’s do not “just go off,” there are numerous examples of mishandling a gun that can lead to its accidental discharge. The notion, however, that a gun was just laying in the bed with the two and at 4 a.m. McCollom decided he should get up and move it, is quite unusual according to anyone who has investigated the “Safe Action” weapon. Everyone agrees the possibility exists.
McCollom, however, admitted he fired twice, not once, which excludes automatic firing. Given the fact that he actually squeezed the trigger twice, it is highly unlikely an accident occurred, but instead of arresting McCollm immediately he was only placed on paid administrative leave until the investigation is finished.
Unlike traditional single and double action pistols, the internal engineering of Glocks make it literally impossible for the firing pin to strike the bullet unless the trigger is depressed, which is another reason the shooting was unlikely an accident.
“We’ll keep an open mind about this…The police department has been incredibly cooperative with them as they gave the facts they need. When we have those facts, we’ll see if it’s appropriate to bring charges”, Fayette County District Attorney Scott Ballard said to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, revealing that apparently some were more ‘equal’ in the eyes of justice than others.