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Police: 90-Year-Old Woman Shot Husband in Back

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ALBANY, Ga. (AP) - Police say a 90-year-old woman shot her 86-year-old husband in the back during an argument.

WALB-TV (http://bit.ly/2lbe88R) reports that Emma Walton was arrested Saturday following the shooting at a home in Albany.

Dougherty County Police Lieutenant Stephen Mitchum says Walton's husband was shot with a revolver. He has since been released from the hospital.

Walton has been charged with aggravated assault. It is unclear whether she has an attorney.

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Information from: WALB-TV, http://www.walb.com/

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