Woman Accidentally Shoots Husband in Head During Road Rage Incident, Police Say

Woman Accidentally Shoots Husband in Head in Road Rage Incident

An Alabama woman is behind bars after allegedly accidentally shooting her husband by mistake — instead of someone else — during a road rage incident.

The incident began Saturday evening on Alabama 69 in Dodge City, Cullman County Sheriff Matt Gentry said, the Birmingham Real-Times News, WVMT and KOMO report. The argument carried over to a home on County Road 160 in Bremen.

That’s when Erica Cole allegedly attempted to shoot a second party but instead shot her husband, Nicholas Cole, in the head.

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Nicholas Cole was taken to a hospital, where he remains in stable condition.

Erica Cole was arrested on charges of attempted murder, second-degree assault and reckless endangerment. She remains behind bars in Cullman County Detention Center with no bond.

It is unclear if she has an attorney.

The investigation is ongoing.