Updated
By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
A 50-year-old man is recovering at Providence St. Peter Hospital after he was shot in the back, allegedly by his wife, at their Rochester home last night.
Deputies called about 11:15 p.m. to the 19000 block of Melon Street arrested the 57-year-old woman, according to the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office.
They had been arguing and fighting since before they left the Lucky Eagle Casino to go home, according to detective Sgt. Ray Brady.
“Just a bad incident,” Brady said. “Unfortunately, domestic violence incidents are all too common.”
Brady said their investigation found after the couple returned home, he removed himself by going out to the garage. Deputies learned she went to the house grabbed a .38 caliber pistol and returned to the garage, where her husband had just left.
“She fired a shot through the closed side door and struck him in the lower back,” he said.
Cynthia L. Fetterly was arrested and booked into the Thurston County Jail for first-degree assault.
The husband as of last night was serious but stable and undergoing surgery, Brady said.
She told deputies she didn’t recall why they were arguing; he said it had to do with becoming separated while at the casino and not being able to find each other, Brady said.
The wife indicated she didn’t intend to shoot her husband, he said.
“She just wanted to scare him, didn’t want him to come back in the house,” Brady said.
The sheriff’s office said the wife appeared to be under the influence of alcohol.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter
Hey Todd, Its pretty cut and dry her pal. She shot a man in the back through a door when she was drunk. What more is there to know? She could have killed him in her drunken rage. She should be locked up for 99 years! Maybe if the crime and punishment stiffens up more often this shit will stop!
Todd, maybe it’s best for you if you stay away from this, and not to comment. People are going to talk, it’s inevitable! Best thing you can do is stay away from the negative things people may be saying……that being said. WHAT was she thinking? If she wanted to “scare” him, why did she shoot through a closed door?? Wouldn’t it have been best to step out and fire a round off? Then no one would have been hurt. Normal, responsible gun owners KNOW that you DO NOT EVER pick up a weapon and shoot unless their life is threatened (self defense) or unless they are going off to practice/target shoot. Alcohol may have been a factor, but I think this was irresponsible FULL OUT, alcohol or no alcohol. And over a stupid spat about the casino?? SMH!!!!
That’s mother you are talking about if you don’t know her don’t talk about her you guys dont know a damn thing
Most think there is some humor in this, but if it had been a man, shooting at a woman who had tried to leave in order to ‘get away’ from the argument, wouldn’t the comments be more severe? I am a woman, and I think the prosecutor’s office and police are/should keep in mind how close she came to killing him.
PS – if she had been a 16 year old Hispanic boy who claimed to be in a gang, she’d get twenty years, at least!
wow..fire through a closed door but didn’t want to shoot him. They will be back together in no time
Well, so much for using gambling as a relationship builder….
Crazy bitches!!!!