East Ridge police are investigating a Sunday morning incident in which two people were taken to hospital suffering from gunshot wounds.
According to a police report, officers were dispatched to a shooting in the 500 block of Frawley Road just after 1 a.m.. Hamilton County dispatch advised that a woman had called and said that she and her husband had been shot and were driving to Parkridge East Hospital in a mini-van.
The report states that police located the vehicle travelling westbound in the 6700 block of Ringgold Road and made contact with the occupants. Officers saw that both people appeared to have a single gunshot wound to their right legs.
The report states that the husband told police that he was in the bedroom close to the bed and had disassembled his 9 mm pistol. The man said that he forgot to remove the live round located in the chamber when the firearm accidentally discharged striking him in the right shin and his wife in the right knee. The report states that the couple “panicked,” throwing the gun on the floor and exiting the house as quickly as possible.
The report states that the couple got into their vehicle and began driving to the hospital. On the way to the hospital, the woman called 911 to notify police of the incident. The couple told police that in the confusion they had left their four children (ages 7 to 11) at the house. EMS and fire department personnel arrived on the scene and took the couple to Erlanger Hospital for treatment. An ERPD detective went to the hospital to speak with the victims.
At about 1:15 a.m., the report states, police arrived at the couple’s Frawley Road residence. Officers saw the firearm on the floor next to the bed with the slide action moved forward. Officers examined the weapon and found a spent shell casing in the barrel of the gun. The items and scene were documented and the gun was placed into property and inventory, the report states.
While police were still on the scene, a family member that was contacted by the mother of the children arrived to take custody of them.
