Tennessee Self-Defense: Woman says she shot husband in self-defense :: 08/23/2016

CORDOVA, TN (WMC) - Shelby County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a woman said she shot her husband Sunday morning.

A spokesperson for SCSO said the woman called and said she shot her husband in the chest at a home in Cordova.

The woman told deputies that her husband was not supposed to be in the home; they are separated.

Robert Jackson was taken to Regional Medical Center in critical condition.

His wife, Ashley Jackson, said she shot her husband in self-defense.

Jackson said her husband lunged at her after an argument and she pulled the trigger.

“It happened. I don't want anyone to get hurt, but I had to protect myself,” Jackson said.

Jackson said she is in a vulnerable state from a car wreck earlier this summer; she has a back brace, a knee brace, and a broken spine.

We got into an argument just like every couple does, except it escalated. He lunged forward and I shot,” Jackson said.

She called 911 while her daughter, who was upstairs, woke up.

The daughter said she heard a pop and came rushing to her father’s side.

“A lot of blood. Just clutching to his shoulder sitting on the ground,” she said.

Family said Robert is now expected to be okay.

Deputies said they have visited the couple on domestic violence calls in the past.

“Too many women out here are afraid to stand up for themselves against abusers,” Ashley Jackson said.

No charges have been filed in the case, but there is still an ongoing investigation.