Florida Man Shoots Fiance By Accident
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Florida Man Shoots Fiance By Accident
We have information on what appears to be a tragic mistake. A man who thought he was protecting his home, ended up shooting the woman he was about to marry. ABC News's Jeremy Hubbard has the story....
We have information on what appears to be a tragic mistake. A man who thought he was protecting his home, ended up shooting the woman he was about to marry. ABC News’s Jeremy Hubbard has the story.
Published: October 12, 2009
Winter Springs, FL—In the wee hours of Friday morning, John Tabbut made a desperate call to 911.
John Tabbut’s voice: “I thought I had an intruder in the house, and I shot the intruder, but the intruder’s my wife.“
She was actually his fiancee, 62-year old Nancy Dinsmore, seen in photos on Facebook.
Tabbut: “We were supposed to get married this Saturday. Oh God.“
Startled by a noise just before 3:00 a.m., Tabutt fired a single shot with his .38 caliber revolver at a moving figure in the hallway.
Tabbut: “Oh my God.“
But instead of shooting a stranger, his fiancee was shot in the chest…
911 operator: “Is she conscious right now, yes or no?“
Tabbut: “Honest to God, she looks dead. No she’s breathing, she’s breathing, hang in there, honey, hang in there.“
The ambulance arrived within minutes, but it was too late.
911 operator: “We have units on the scene…she doesn’t seem to be breathing. She does or does not? Does not.“
The Winter Springs Police Department believes Tabbut’s grief was genuine:
Chief Kevin Brunelle, Winter Springs Police Department: “Intitial investigation and site at the scene does not indicate any type of foul play.“
In a telephone interview, Dinsmore’s daughter, Arlene said, “she was a good mother, she was a good person.“
Jeremy Hubbard, reporting: “Nancy Dinsmore’s memorial services will be held this week, in Maine, where she’ll be burried next to her first husband of 35 years.“
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