House flooded after washing machine becomes casualty of indoor target shooting

Officials in Florida are investigating an incident in which a woman apparently fired an AR-15 rifle at a target inside her future ex-husband's master bedroom closet, missing the target and blasting holes in a washing machine. When deputies on Sunday entered the home they found "a lot of water on the floor covering most of the residence," according to recently released St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office records.

The 21-year-old woman said she and her husband are divorcing. She said her 33-year-old spouse called on Saturday, asking whether they could "get together." They had a "good evening," but started arguing about reconciling. She said she told her husband she didn't want to get back together because she has a new boyfriend. She said her husband "went crazy" and started shooting indoors.



She said he was firing close to her and thought he was trying to scare her. She said blood on her legs came from "the bullets hitting the washing machine and the metal shards hitting her." The woman, however, said she also was shooting with her husband. Asked to write a sworn statement, she said, "I'll try my best but I'm drunk." Investigators found .223 calibre and .45 calibre cartridge casings in the master bedroom and a wood and metal shooting target in the closet.

Bullet holes riddled the washing machine, and bullet exit holes were spotted in the wall across from the washing machine. A deputy learned they'd been in the bedroom shooting the target in the closet. "They had done this on multiple occasions," a report states, noting both had been drinking. Both parties were advised to stay away from each other.