Updated: 9:40 AM EST January 13, 2021
ENOLA, Pa. A 57-year-old Cumberland County man has been charged with attempted homicide after allegedly shooting his girlfriend during an argument about him recording her without permission, East Pennsboro Township Police say.
Franklin R. Kuhn Jr., of Enola, is also charged with aggravated assault, persons not to possess firearms, recklessly endangering another person, and interception, disclosure, or use of wire, electronic, or oral communications in the incident, which occurred around 10 a.m. on Jan. 7 on the 100 block of East Shady Lane, according to police.
Kuhn initially told officers the victim was struck when his gun fell off a shelf and fired accidentally, but he later allegedly admitted to shooting the woman after investigators told him they wanted to check his hands for gunshot residue, according to the criminal complaint affidavit.
Man shot girlfriend in the back during argument over secret recordings: police
Updated Jan 12, 2021;
An Enola man shot his girlfriend after the couple got into an argument about him audio-recording her without her permission, according to court documents charging the man with attempted homicide.
Franklin R. Kuhn Jr., 57, at first told police the woman was shot around 10 a.m. Jan. 7 on the 100 block of East Shady Lane, when his gun fell off a shelf and accidentally shot her in the back, according to an affidavit of probable cause.
But while later talking with police, Kuhn spontaneously said “I shot her” after an argument over text, the affidavit said.