{"id":195733,"date":"2023-12-13T12:59:16","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T18:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=195733"},"modified":"2023-12-13T12:59:33","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T18:59:33","slug":"woman-shoots-boyfriend-after-he-strangles-her","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/woman-shoots-boyfriend-after-he-strangles-her\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman Shoots Boyfriend After He Strangles Her"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A woman was allegedly assaulted by her boyfriend and was forced to shoot him in self-defense. (Photo: WOWT<\/a><\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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An Omaha woman shot her boyfriend last week after he allegedly attempted to strangle her.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the Omaha World-Herald<\/em><\/a>, the 39-year-old woman and her boyfriend were arguing. She told police that he began to assault her.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Per the police report, she struck him over the head with a metal pipe and then he strangled her from behind. She began fearing for her life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He refused to release her and this was when she reached for a gun. The woman shot her boyfriend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Police originally received a call for sexual assault but according to KETV<\/em>, \u201cthe call was upgraded to a shooting as officers were responding to the scene.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They arrived to find the 40-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his leg. Authorities took him to the Nebraska Medical Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The boyfriend, considered to be in non-life-threatening condition, was transferred to the Douglas County Jail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Charges of assault by strangulation and third-degree assault have been filed against him, and his bail is set at $50,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the CDC<\/em><\/a>, over half of women have experienced sexual violence during their lifetimes. Serious consequences can arise from this type of violence, one of the most severe being PTSD.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The NCADV<\/em><\/a>, or National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, claims that there are more than 10 million adults assaulted by an intimate partner per year.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These statistics did not favor the woman from Omaha. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

No local sources have released information on the condition of the victim. She is likely lucky that she had a method to defend herself from her boyfriend.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Groups like the NCADV make attempts to help victims and prevent assault and the CDC provides suggestions to reduce these numbers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The NRA recently reposted this story on X, including a bit of commentary. “Anti-gun politicians should try telling this woman she doesn’t need a gun.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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FAFO: Anti-gun politicians should try telling this woman she doesn't need a gun. pic.twitter.com\/prvoVYHcLE<\/a><\/p>— NRA (@NRA) December 9, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>