A woman mistakenly shot her husband in the chest this morning after he triggered the burglar alarm at their home in west Fayetteville, police say.
The shooting was reported about 10:14 a.m. on the 1100 block of Christina Street, off Cliffdale Road in the Farmington subdivision.
Police said Tiffany Segule, 27, was asleep when her husband, Zia Segule, 28, activated the alarm coming inside.
Zia Segule, a soldier, had left the home earlier to report to work, said Officer Antoine Kincade, a police spokesman. He returned home with a breakfast food and triggered the alarm when opening the door.
Tiffany Segule was in the bedroom in the rear part of the house, Kincade said. Believing an intruder had broken into her home, she armed herself with a handgun and shot through the bedroom door, striking her husband once in the upper chest, police said.
"She woke up to the sound of the alarm, she got a handgun and then she fired through the bedroom door," Kincade said. "She reasonably believed there was an intruder."
No charges were filed Friday. Zia Segule was treated at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center and released.
Residents said the neighborhood is quiet and safe.
Matthew Jones has lived for five months in a house on nearby Bovill Circle, a cul-de-sac.
"It's a good neighborhood," Jones said.
Jose Estrella has lived on Christina Street, about a block from the Segules, for two years.
"I haven't had any issues personally," Estrella said. "There was a break-in next door about a year ago."
In the past year, police records show four break-ins each in houses and vehicles.
Neighbors said they were concerned about someone firing through a closed door without knowing who was on the other side.
"Before you open fire, you have to make sure you're not shooting the wrong person," Estrella said. "If I'm in my house and my room, I'll ask what's going on."
About 1:30 p.m., Zia Segule returned home with two other soldiers. He wanted to get into his house or vehicle, but a police officer explained that he had to wait until all evidence had been collected.
Segule had a bandage in the crook of his arm. He declined to be interviewed about what had happened.
"Nah, I'm good," he said. "Thanks."
Staff writer Nancy McCleary can be reached at mcclearyn@fayobserver.com or 486-3568.
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