An 88-year-old man has been charged with attempted
murder after shooting his wife in the chest at a Nevada hospital,
authorities said.
William Dresser was being held on $225,000 bail and has been put
on suicide watch.
He allegedly walked into his wife’s hospital room in the
rehabilitation ward at Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center on
Sunday and opened fire, according to the Carson City Sheriff’s
Office.
The shooting occurred Sunday with a recently-purchased small
caliber semi-automatic handgun, the sheriff’s office said. The
woman’s name, age and the motive of the shooting were not
immediately available.
Her injuries are considered life-threatening and she has been
transferred to Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno.
Dresser does not have a criminal past, according to Sheriff Ken
Furlong.
She was hospitalized because of a previous injury. Authorities did
not consider her injury suspicious.
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