Merrill woman charged with two felonies for allegedly shooting boyfriend in leg

MERRILL - A Merrill woman admitted Thursday morning that she shot her boyfriend in the leg Wednesday night. Fifty-nine-year-old Debra Engel is charged with two felonies for that shooting.

According to court documents, Engel called the police and told them she shot her boyfriend. When police got to the house and arrested her, she admitted to the shooting again.

Engel's boyfriend told police that he and Engel got into an argument Wednesday evening, during which she hit him in the back of the head. The boyfriend said he then left the house, but when he returned, Engel had a rifle.

Full story: WJFW

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