NEW CANAAN, Conn. — The video above is from May 7.
A 77-year-old man was charged Tuesday with murder in the death of his wife on May 6 in what he said at the time was an accidental discharge of a firearm.
Albert Kokoth, 77, was charged with murder and held on a $2,000,000 bond.
Police said they responded to a home on Down River Road after receiving a call of an accidental shooting.
According to the arrest warrant, a woman called police saying there was an emergency at Down River Road, and her father, Kokoth, was showing her mother (his wife) a shotgun when it accidentally went off. The warrant went on to say the woman told police that "I think he shot my mom."
Police say Kokoth called them as well to tell them a similar story told by the woman caller. The arrest warrant details that the police dispatcher asked Albert where his wife was shot and if she was breathing. Kokoth allegedly told police his wife was shot in the head and was not breathing.
Police said Kokoth told officers he was showing his wife Margret Kokoth, whose body was found on the floor and was pronounced dead. She died as a result of a gunshot.
On May 7, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner conducted an autopsy and confirmed at least two distinct wounds. One to the torso and one to the victim's head.
Police said, "That the recovery of the two separate shotgun slugs and their wadding by the autopsy team, combined with the Connecticut State Police Western District Major Crime Detectives recovery of the intact slug from the wall and fragments from the ceiling of the scene on Down River Road, confirms that at least three separate slugs have been recovered. Based on this evidence and additional information gathered during the investigation it was determined initial claims by Kokoth of an accidental shooting were not supported."
Albert was originally charged with assault in the second degree, assault in the second degree with a firearm, and illegal discharge of a firearm.
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