Georgia Police Chief “Accidentally” Shoots Wife While Moving His Gun

The dramatic 911 call made by a
Georgia police chief after he shot his wife has been released — and she can be
heard moaning in the background as he calmly explains what happened.

“Gunshot wound, accidental,” the
man says, who is later identified as Peachtree City police chief William
McCollom.

The 4:17 a.m. emergency call,
which took place Thursday and was released today, has McCollom on the phone
saying how “the gun was in the bed, I went to move it to put it to the side and
it went off.”

He does not identify himself for
several minutes, and when he does he uses his official title rather than his
name. When the operator repeats his title back to him, he says: “Yeah
unfortunately yes.”

He told the operator that his
58-year-old wife, identified as Margaret McCollom, was asleep at the time that
the gun went off.

“She’s starting to have trouble
breathing now so it must be internal,” he said of her bleeding.

“Come on guys, get here,” he is
heard saying to the operator about the emergency responders who were on their
way during the call.

Luckily for Margaret she made it
alive but remains in a critical condition.