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Video: Man arguing with ex-'s boyfriend accidentally shoots own wife

The husband threw a punch, then grabbed the gun away from the other man before a shot was fired

By Iris Carreras
CBS News

CHARDON, Ohio — A man confronting his ex-wife’s boyfriend accidentally shot his current wife in an incident caught on camera, according to NBC affiliate WKYC.

The station reports the incident took place on August 25 when Tony Molchak was dropping off his daughter at his ex-wife’s home in Chardon Township, Ohio. Molchak allegedly got into an argument with his ex-wife’s boyfriend, Gary Schussler, while Molchak’s current wife, Shelley Molchak, recorded the scuffle on her cell phone camera.

The gunshot reportedly hit Shelley Molchak in the back. She was flown to a hospital with a collapsed lung.

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