OAK VIEW : Couple Wounded in Gun Accident
An Oak View woman and her boyfriend were accidentally shot and wounded early Thursday when she began playing with a gun and he tried to take it from her, authorities said.
Tina Chrolla, 25, was in stable condition at Ojai Valley Hospital Thursday morning, a hospital spokeswoman said. Chrolla’s boyfriend, Gary Lumsden, 23, was treated and released, officials said.
Chrolla was sitting on a chair playing with a handgun at the couple’s house on Mountain View Street about 3 a.m., said Dep. Steve Joneson of the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department.
Lumsden placed his hands on Chrolla’s hands in an effort to take the gun and put it away, Joneson said.
Instead, the pistol discharged and the bullet ripped through her hand and his hand before lodging in Chrolla’s upper chest, Joneson said.
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