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Woodbine woman charged with attempted murder for shooting husband, claims self-defense
Posted On 14 Sep 2015
A Woodbine woman is facing attempted murder and wanton endangerment charges after admitting to police that she shot her husband Sunday night, but investigators say she is claiming the shooting was an act of self-defense.
Whitley County Sheriff’s deputies were called to the home on Hackler Street about 6:40 p.m. where 63-year-old Kathy M. Hackler had reportedly shot 78-year-old Bobby W. Hackler in the stomach with a .38 caliber handgun.
According to officials with the sheriff’s department, Kathy Hackler was sitting on the porch when law enforcement arrived on the scene.
Bobby Hackler was taken by ambulance to the nearby brickyard where a helicopter landing zone had been established. From there, he was airlifted to the University of Kentucky Medical Center, where he is listed in “fair” condition.
s leading the investigation, said Kathy Hackler told deputies that the couple had been in a physical altercation prior to the shooting.
“She said when she shot him, she wasn’t scared, she was mad,” Fox said.
Kathy Hackler reportedly told deputies that after the physical altercation ended, Bobby Hackler went and got the gun, brought it back and handed it to his wife.
that Kathy Hackler fired one shot.
Fox said it is unclear who dialed 9-1-1, noting the couple’s 11-year-old grandson, whom they had legally adopted, was home at the time.
endangerment charge because the child was present when the shooting occurred.
However, when law enforcement spoke with the child, he reportedly backed up Kathy Hackler’s recount of the situation.
Fox declined to release details about the argument that led up to the shooting, citing the on-going investigation. However, he said Kathy Hackler had a small red mark on her cheek where Bobby Hackler had allegedly assaulted her.
Fox added that law enforcement has been called to the residence multiple times in response to domestic complaints.
However, neither Bobby nor Kathy Hackler have been charged with domestic violence.
“They are both clean as far as that goes,” Fox said.
Kathy Hackler is being held in the Whitley County Detention Center on a $500,000 cash bond. No court date has been set.
Hackler declined a request for an interview.
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I have known this lady since I was a child, I also remember seeing him chase her around the house but as a child I thought they were playing! I had no idea until later I overheard my mom talking to her that they were not playing. This has been nearly 40 years ago! She has dealt with this without losing it after all these years and when she finally breaks, she’s the one who gets jailed? From what I understand she has the typical signs of a battered/abused woman and I don’t feel ANY CHARGES should be filed nor should she be incarcerated…. I do hope a protest on her behalf is organized, I will certainly drive the 2 hours to participate!