Shooting
A couple said ‘I do’, and then things took a turn for the worst. Hospital officials say Laurette Brunson is in satisfactory condition today after being shot in the abdomen yesterday by her new husband, Richard Brunson. Richard and Laurette Brunson got married on the front porch of their home Saturday with 30 friends and relatives in attendance. Everything was going smoothly until Laurette threw a plate of macaroni salad at her new husband for unknown reasons. In response he shot her with a .22-calibre handgun in the abdomen. A neighbor called the police, but by the time they arrived on the scene Mr. Brunson was gone. His whereabouts are still unknown.
Laurette Brunson didn’t have much to say about the incident. Laurette
The couple had been living together for four or five months before they were married. Laurette Brunson had 3 children who were present at the time of the incident. Richard Brunson worked for a construction company. Laurette had recently quit working for a government housing program and was hoping to open her own daycare center.
A family friend gave her opinion on the affect this will have on Laurette’s children. MCorse