Charges: Minneapolis woman accidentally fatally shot boyfriend during argument
MINNEAPOLIS -- A 39-year-old Minneapolis woman has been charged with allegedly accidentally fatally shooting her boyfriend during an argument.
Janice Hawkins-Green is charged with manslaughter in connection to the shooting on Monday, which marked the 60th homicide in Minneapolis this year.
According to the criminal complaint, officers responded around noon to the shooting on the 2400 block of Cole Avenue Southeast. Hawkins-Green allegedly called police after accidentally shooting her boyfriend in the stomach during an argument. She said she was handing the gun to him when it went off.
The victim's mother and 15-year-old daughter were inside the residence at the time of the shooting, the complaint said.
The victim, identified by the medical examiner as Mark Holmes O'Dell, 36, died shortly after arriving at the hospital.
Hawkins-Green is in custody.
