Woman Shot, Circumstances Under Investigation

Sheriff deputies aren't entirely sure what the explanation is for a woman getting shot in the leg Tuesday afternoon. They were called to a rural North WIlkesboro home about 2:20pm Tuesday by Amos Jones, who said his wife, Katherine, had been shot in the knee. Jones tells deputies he heard a gunshot and her screaming, and when he went to her bedroom, he saw a pistol on her bed. He says his wife told him she'd shot herself, and there was a note on the bed. Mrs. Jones was unresponsive when deputies arrived, and EMS paramedics called for a helicopter to airlift her to the hospital. She underwent emergency surgery Tuesday afternoon at Baptist in Winston-Salem.



Deputies did check Mr. Jones for any gunshot residue, and have not made a determination yet concerning th enature of the shooting. They seized a 357-magnum revolver and two spent rounds, along with four live rounds and other items.