STUART A Stuart man who thought he heard an intruder outside his bedroom door instead fatally shot his pregnant wife, sheriffs officials said.
The shooting happened just around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday when the womans husband heard a noise outside the bedroom door of their home in Stuart, Martin County Sheriff William Snyder told news outlets.
The man told detectives he didnt realize his wife was not in the room. He frantically called 911 and told dispatchers he had accidentally shot his wife, Snyder said.
The woman was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
