The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says Peachtree City police chief William McCollom called 911 just after 4 a.m. saying he had accidentally shot his wife, Margaret McCollom, 58, at their home on Autumn Leaf.

via GBI: Peachtree City police chief shot wife | www.wsbtv.com.

Fresh out of today’s WTF file: A police chief says he “accidentally” shot his wife. There were reports she’d been shot twice but, those reports have since been corrected. How exactly this happened has yet to be revealed. Even if it really was an “accident,” the most likely cause of this incident is the chief placing his booger-hook on the bang-switch while the muzzle was pointed in something other than a safe direction. Familiarity with firearms is not the same as competency with firearms.

-GM