A Tennessee man, 51-year-old Decarlo Pitchford, is accused of shooting his wife during an argument. He allegedly drove her to the hospital, but stopped on the way to get some beer.
As reported by Law & Crime, the incident took place on July 19. Inside a Fostoria Road residence in Memphis, Pitchford and his wife, according to prosecutors, had gotten into a heated argument.
At one point, the woman, who remains unnamed, decided to exit the house. However, Pitchford allegedly prevented her from leaving, blocking the way. A Shelby County District Attorney’s Office release alleged that Pitchford said at the time, “I told you to stop playing with me.”
At that moment, it is believed that Pitchford shot his wife. As per a criminal complaint affidavit obtained by Law & Crime, Pitchford allegedly