From the Tidewater News of July 1, 2008
Woman shoots ex-boyfriend in self-defense
An ongoing case of domestic violence turned bloody Monday morning, when a man was shot in the shoulder by his former girlfriend after he allegedly broke in to her Capron home, police said Tuesday.
Derrick Edward “Rick” Miller, 43, formerly of Brandy Pond Road in Capron, is recovering from a gunshot wound at a hospital in Greenville, N.C.
According to Detective Cpl. Richard Morris, spokesman for the Southampton County Sheriff’s Office, Miller’s ex-girlfriend shot him with a .357 Magnum when he allegedly tried to attack her after breaking through her front door early Monday morning.
He then left the scene and went to Como, N.C. From there, he was transported to an Ahoskie, N.C., hospital and then flown to the Greenville medical facility for further treatment.
The woman called police at 1:42 a.m. to report the alleged break-in and the shooting.
Police have charged Miller with breaking and entering in the nighttime and violation of a protective order in connection with Monday’s events, though warrants have not yet been served, Morris said.
Monday’s incident was the second in as many days involving the couple.
Morris said police had been called to the scene Saturday afternoon when the woman reported that she had been assaulted. Police issued, but have not yet served, two warrants in that incident — one for domestic assault and one for unauthorized use of a vehicle.
A “history of domestic abuse” had resulted in the court issuing a protective order against Miller prior to either of the recent events, Morris said.
No charges are pending against the woman, he added.
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