KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Clinton, Missouri, woman faces charges in the shooting death of her husband.
Angelika Couch, 73, is charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action.
Police were called around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday to the Couch home in the 400 block of South Main Street.
Angelika told police she shot her husband.
She said he had threatened her the night before, saying he was going to kill her in the morning, per a court document.
Overnight, the two separated, with Thomas Couch sleeping in his own bed.
When Angelika woke up before him Wednesday, she said she saw the handgun on his nightstand. She then shot him in the head while he was sleeping, the court document stated.
Police declared Thomas dead at the scene.
Investigators said the revolver had been loaded with five .38 special cartridges; one was fired.
Angelika is being held in the Henry County Detention Center on no bond.
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