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A woman opened fire on a puppy that had threatened children, but wound up shooting and killing her husband, police in the US state of Mississippi said.

Witnesses told police the pit bull, named Cocaine, lunged at some children and tried to attack them.

The dead man's son said the children were taken inside and his father picked the dog up.

It was then that police say Betty Walker fired twice, hitting the dog once and her husband once in the chest.

Jackson police spokeswoman Colendula Green said the death of 53-year-old Robert Walker appeared to have been accidental.

She said a Hinds County grand jury would decide whether to charge Mrs Walker.

Animal control officers have taken the dog, and its owner could face charges.

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Where to go with this one?

Scooter wrote:Or find out who was sleeping with whose half-sister.

Walker Sr., a retired seismic engineer, was painting house address numbers in the backyard shortly after 3 p.m. Friday when a white 8-month-old pit bull named Cocaine jumped the fence and tugged the shirttail of a 7-year-old relative, said Walker Jr., relaying his mother's story.

Walker Sr. threw a brick at the dog while his wife quickly escorted her grandchildren into the house. She retrieved a .38-caliber revolver and returned outside, where she found her her husband holding the barking pit bull with both hands. Walker Sr. and the pit bull were face to face with the dog's back to Betty Walker.

Betty Walker fired two shots, the first striking her husband in the upper right chest. The second bullet struck the dog's left front leg.

"I had gone upstairs to lay down, and I just heard two shots. I jumped out of bed and I heard my momma scream," Walker Jr. said.

She was screaming, 'Your daddy's been shot! Your daddy's been shot!'"

Assuming a robbery had occurred, Walker Jr. ran to his pickup and retrieved his pistol. But there was no robbery, his mother explained.

"I saw daddy laying on the ground. I'm holding him and I'm saying, 'Daddy, stay up! Wake up! Breathe!'" Walker Jr. said.

"Momma was screaming, 'I shot your daddy! I shot your daddy!'"

Walker Jr. ran back to his pickup and backed it into the yard. Neighbors had helped Walker Jr. lift his father onto the tailgate by the time police and an ambulance arrived.

Walker Sr. was pronounced dead less than two hours later at a hospital. He was 53.

"It was a freak accident," Walker Jr. said. "I don't know what else to say."

Jackson Police spokeswoman Colendula Green said Saturday the shooting remains under investigation. A Hinds County grand jury will determine whether Betty Walker should face criminal charges.

The pit bull was picked up by animal control immediately following the shooting.

The dog's owner, Lazarius Montgomery, also could face charges. Montgomery lives two houses down from Walker Jr. and was not home for comment Saturday afternoon.

Montgomery's cousin, Robert Ferguson, has said neither he nor Montgomery knows how the dog got out of a pen. Montgomery has said he was asleep when the shooting happened and was awakened to learn his dog had been hurt.

"I don't have no ill will toward my neighbor," Walker Jr. said. "It's just one of those things."

Family and friends wandered in and out of Walker Jr.'s home offering condolences and consoling Betty Walker, who mourned in a back bedroom.

The Walkers were married for 32 years and had four children.

"My mom loved my dad. They traveled the world together," Walker Jr. said.

"She said, 'Please forgive me. I killed your daddy.' We told her she was only trying to protect him."

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Hey guys, bad news; it turns out it was a black woman that shot her husband. Now that changes everything. Now come on now yoall wasah thinkin ita was a redneck woman that done did that shooten.

Animal control officers have taken the dog, and its owner could face charges.

The Hen wrote:The colour of the stupidity made no difference to me. The stupidity of the action was the key to this story. Why are you trying to change stupidity into a race issue?