A Woman “had no other choice but to defend herself and that is why people have guns.” She was six months pregnant and had two other children in the house. She survived years of domestic abuse and defended herself against “a terrible domestic assault.”

Wednesday, April 17, 2025

. . . We learned on April 18 that it appeared to be domestic violence-related, and no charges were filed at the time.

Wednesday, we spoke with District Attorney General Frederick Agee. He told us this was self defense and that his office would not be pursuing any charges.

“She is six months pregnant and there were two other children in the household,” said Agee. “She had no other choice but to defend herself. That is why people have guns. In this case, she used her firearm appropriately to defend not only herself, but her children.”

The sheriff’s department posted on their Facebook page that there was “physical evidence revealed Mrs. King faced multiple forms of assault, including being attacked with a knife, a pistol, and strangulation. In a desperate attempt to safeguard her life, the life of her unborn child, and the two children in the home – she utilized a weapon to defend herself.”

Agee told us that she is a survivor of years of domestic abuse. He also told us that she defended herself after a terrible domestic assault. . . .

Ryan Hodges, “Fatal shooting in Crockett County ruled self defense,” WBBJ TV, April 23, 2025.