this happened over the weekend in atlanta. an atlanta attorney shot and killed his wife. he had his gun out in the car because he was afraid of being car-jacked.
link to ajcThe Fulton Daily Report, a publication specializing in news about the legal community, reported that McIver inadvertently killed her. He was on the lookout for carjackers when the shooting occurred, the publication reported.
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The driver exited at Edgewood Avenue to avoid a traffic jam on the Downtown Connector, the paper reported. After some wrong turns, it wound up on Piedmont Avenue. Fearing a carjacking, McIver armed himself with a handgun in the SUV, according to the article. It went off, fatally injuring his wife.