Man arrested after allegedly shooting girlfriend

An Anne Arundel County man faces charges after allegedly shooting his girlfriend, police said.

David William Wright, 44, of Glen Burnie, was charged with attempted second-degree murder, first- and second-degree assault, use of a handgun in the commission of a violent crime and reckless endangerment, Anne Arundel police said.

Thursday around 11:30 p.m., police responded to the 800 block of White Avenue in Linthicum. The 59-year-old victim told police that her boyfriend had shot her.

Police believe that Wright assaulted his girlfriend after a verbal argument turned physical. The woman retrieved a handgun to defend herself, pointed it at Wright and told him to leave.

Wright then took the gun, pushed her to the floor and shot her in the lower torso.

— Naomi Jagoda

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