Police: Domestic Dispute Leads to Accidental Shooting

Police said a domestic dispute turned violent Monday in Greer.

A police officer had been called to Gallivan Street to meet with a man as he picked up his personal belongings from his home. While the officer was en route to the call, he learned shots had been fired at the home.

When the officer arrived, he found the man on the ground between two homes on Gallivan Street with a gunshot wound to the hip.

A woman told police that she had shot the man, according to a police report. The woman said she had placed the gun on the hood of her vehicle. The man was transported to Greenville Memorial Hospital for treatment. His condition is not known.

According to the incident report, the woman said that the man had become angry because she would not go and cash a child support payment she had received in the mail. The man left the home, but returned several hours later and was intoxicated, the report said.

Upon his return, he began packing a bag to leave the home. While packing, he picked up the woman's handgun and placed it in the bag, she told police. She removed the gun from the bag and was going outside to secure the gun in her car when he grabbed her by the back of her shirt and tried to pull the gun from her hand. As the two struggled, a witness said that the gun went off.

Police have determined that the shooting was accidental.

A warrant was issued for the man for criminal domestic violence — first offense.