Phoenix woman charged with killing husband, dog with assault rifle: cops
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A Phoenix woman who believed her husband’s family was plotting to kill her has been charged with using an assault rifle to fatally shoot him and their dog, police said.
Brandon Smith, 50, said the couple’s 14-year-old daughter was also home, but wasn’t hurt by the gunfire that awoke her. The teen came out of her bedroom and saw her father on the floor with a gunshot wound as her mother held a rifle, court documents obtained by the outlet show. Brandon Smith was later pronounced dead at a hospital, police said. The couple’s daughter told investigators Diane Smith told her she believed her husband was an intruder, leading her to shoot two people as they tried to bust into the family’s home, court documents show. Police also found the family’s dog fatally shot in the living room. Officers took Smith into custody and she later told investigators she believed her husband of 13 years and his family were conspiring to kill her, the Arizona Republic reported.More Related News