By Associated Press - Thursday, April 2, 2020

KING GEORGE, Va. (AP) - A Virginia man shot a pregnant woman while playing with a gun, authorities said.

William Noble Brown IV, 27, was charged with multiple felonies after he called police Monday to report a woman he lived with was shot in the arm, The Free Lance Star reported.

As of Wednesday, the 25 year-old victim was being hospitalized for her injuries.



Police said other children were in the home when Brown fired the gun he thought to be unloaded.

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