Martin County man fatally shoots pregnant wife after mistaking her for intruder

A man in Martin County fatally shot his pregnant wife early Wednesday morning after he thought she was an intruder, according to the sheriff's office.

CASE UNDER INVESTIGATION ONTHE TREASURE COAST.

THE MARTINCOUNTY SHERIFFHUSBAND ACCIDENTALLY SHOT ANDKILLED HIS PREGNANT WIFE-MISTAKING HER FOR AN INTRUDER.WPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5'S MEGHANMCROBERTS REPORTS FROM MARTICOUNTY ON THAT INVESTIGATION.<< DEPUTIES HAVE BEEN OUT HERENEAR THE ROCKY POINT COMMUNITYPIECING THIS CASE TOGETHERSINCE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING-AND WHILE THE CIRCUMSTANCES OFTHIS PRESUMED ACCIDENTALSHOOTING SEEM HARD TOGRASP-AND UNDERSTAND...DEPUTIES SAY HIS STORY FOR NOWDOES ADD UP.

PEOPLE WHO LIVEALONG OR DRIVE BY BOLLARDAVENUE- WATCHED THESE DEPUTIESWORKING FOR HOURS WEDNESDAY-WITH A LOT OF CONCERN- EVENCONFUSION- 10:02:02;02“JUSTHEARTBREAKING THAT FAMILIESHAVE THIS KIND OF TRAUMA”CHARMIAN DEWEY GOT AN EARLYWAKE-UP CALL AT HER FRONTDOOR.

10:00:59;13“ABOUT 630.THERE WAS A POLICE OFFICERTHERE AND JUST ASKED IF WE HADHEARD ANYTHING GOING ON IN THENEIGHBORHOOD LAST NIGHT.

WESAID NO, DID SOMETHING HAPPEN?HE SAID YES BUT YOU DONTO WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING AND HELEFT” BECAUSE OF MARSYLAW ENFORCEMENT NOW LIMITED INTHE INFORMATION THEY CAN NOWMAKE PUBLIC- THEY ARE NOTSAYING WHO LIVES IN THIS HOME-10:02:20;25“JUST A YOUNG GUY.SEE HIM IN THE NEIGHBORHOODWITH THE DOGS ONCE IN AWHILE”BUT NEIGHBORS CONFIRM FOR USIT IS A YOUNG COUPLE- IN THEIR30S- WITH A TODDLER... AND THEWIFE, MAYBE ABOUT SIX MONTHSPREGNANT.

10:01:55;23“REALLYNICE COUPLE” DEPUTIES SAY THEHUSBAND SHOT AND KILLED HISWIFE THINKING SHE WAS ANINTRUDER.

INCREDIBLY THOUGH-LAW ENFORCEMENT SAYS SHE WASRUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL IN TIMEFOR DOCTORS TO SAVE HER UNBORNBABY... STILL ALIVE WEDNESDAYNIGHT.

DEPUTIES WILL CLOSELYRETRACE THE HUSBANDCONTINUING TO MAKE SURE ITMATCHES THE EVIDENCE.10:02:38;20“ONE THING THATTHIS COMMUNITY DOES IS REALLYPULL TOGETHER.

A LOT OF THEFAMILIES THAT HAVE LIVED HEREHAVE BEEN HERE A VERY LONGTIME AND I JUST THINK EVERYONEWANTS TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE ISAS OKAY AS THEY CAN BE”MEGHAN MCROBERTS FOX 29 NEWS