ATLANTA — The wife of a Georgia police chief says she was asleep when her husband shot her in bed, and that she believes it was an accident. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said in a news release that Margaret McCollom told investigators Monday that she could provide no information about the shooting but said she believes it was not intentional. Peachtree City Police Chief William McCollom called for help at 4:17 a.m. New Year's Day, telling the dispatcher he had accidentally shot his sleeping wife in their bed.
Police chief's wife says she was asleep when he shot her
Sign up for the Herald's free e-newsletter