Wife Charged After Shooting Husband to Teach Gun Safety, Police Say

Police Describe Alleged Gun Safety Lesson

She said she wanted to teach her husband a lesson about gun safety, investigators allege. Dawn Marie Freeman faces a criminal homicide charge after Bradley Freeman was fatally shot during a dispute over an unsecured handgun.

The shooting occurred October 4 at the couple’s Adams Township home in Pennsylvania. Dawn Freeman, 44, was charged in the death of her 40-year-old husband, according to local reporting on the criminal complaint.

Investigators said she had repeatedly raised concerns about leaving the weapon where children could reach it. Those statements are part of the police account of the case, not a court finding about her intent.

Argument Followed Concerns About Gun Storage

According to the affidavit described by WJAC and other outlets, Dawn Freeman told investigators the gun had been left out in the living room. Police allege the couple argued about its storage before the shooting.

Bradley Freeman was pronounced dead, and police recovered a handgun during the investigation. Reporting on the affidavit said a son was home when the shooting occurred.

Criminal Homicide Charge Filed

Court reporting lists criminal homicide, aggravated assault and recklessly endangering another person as the charges. Freeman was arraigned October 5 and held without bond at Cambria County Prison.

The allegations have not been proved at trial. Reporting on the affidavit said the couple’s son tried to perform CPR before emergency personnel arrived.

References: PSP: Adams Twp. woman allegedly shot husband to ‘show him a lesson’ about gun safety | Wife killed husband while arguing about gun safety: Police

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