A Levy County man accidentally shot his wife Friday morning when he tried to fend off a fox that had attacked the woman, deputies reported.
Officers were called to an accidental shooting in the 3000 block of SE 18th Ave. in the Morriston area at about 10:30 a.m., the Sheriff’s Office reported.
A couple at the address had spotted an unknown animal in their yard and went out to investigate, Sullivan said. But, once outside, the animal attacked the woman, biting her left leg. The woman couldn’t get away from the animal and told her husband to get a gun.
The man tried to shoot the fox with a .22-caliber rifle, firing seven times. He killed the animal but also accidentally shot the woman in the lower right leg.
The fox, which was still attached to the woman’s leg, had to be pried off by paramedics on the scene, Sullivan said.
No charges are pending in connection with the shooting, Sullivan said.
