Woman Shoots 70-Year-Old Husband In the Head While he Sleeps in Bed—Police

A 73-year-old woman in Oklahoma has reportedly admitted to shooting her husband in the head while he slept after thinking about it for days, according to police.

Linda Burton, 73, was arrested after calling police to her home near 17th and Olympia Avenue, Tulsa, on March 9 after allegedly shooting her husband.

The Tulsa Police Department also issued a press release of the incident on their Facebook page on Thursday.

"On 3/9/2022 around 3:15 p.m., Officers were called out to a home near 17th and Olympia Ave," the press release read.

"The caller, 73-year-old Linda Burton, notified dispatch that her 70-year-old husband was sitting in his chair with no pulse.

"Firefighters arrived and realized the victim had been shot twice, and the shooting was not self-inflicted.

"While paramedics rushed the victim to the hospital, the victim reportedly said,"I can't believe the b*tch finally did it."

The victim underwent surgery overnight and is currently in a critical condition at the hospital.

Burton was then taken into police custody and was questioned about what had happened at the home. Burton said she took her husband's .380 handgun from his vest, went into the room and shot him one time in the back of the head.

Her husband woke up after the shooting and confronted Burton and tried to grab the gun, according to police.

The gun went off again, shooting the victim through his hand and into his torso. Police did not specify who fired the gun the second time. Detectives at the scene were also able to recover the gun used in the shooting.

Burton reportedly admitted to investigators that she had thought about shooting her husband for several days. She added that she was upset because she thought her husband hacked her bank account.

After the shooting, Burton said she waited about 15 minutes before calling the police. She was asked if she provided any life-saving measures to which she stated she placed a blanket on him.

Linda was arrested for shooting with intent to kill, domestic assault and battery with a deadly weapon. The Tulsa Police Department specified that, at this stage, this is an arrest, and there has been no conviction.

Newsweek has contacted the Tulsa Police Department for comment.

In August of 2021, The Tulsa Police Department admitted that they have seen an increase in gun violence in the city. They also used this moment to highlight that they are working with the mayor of Tulsa, G.T. Bynum, to curb this spike in violence.

"Tulsa has seen an unfortunate upward trend in gun violence, resulting in a stark increase in shootings," a Tulsa Police Department post read on August 8, 2021.

"The special investigations division of the Tulsa Police Department is in charge of investigating many of the shootings, particularly the gang-related incidents.

"Mayor Bynum spent a night with officers in the Special Investigation Division while they patrolled the streets talking to citizens, as we try to get more information about the rise and cause of this increase in gun violence.

"Our investigators are working diligently to quell this rise and appreciate all of the help the citizens of Tulsa are giving us to get the illegal guns off the streets."