Oakland County Prosecutor Charges Pontiac Man for Shooting Wife in Face

PONTIAC, Mich. - Oakland County Prosecutor KAREN D. McDONALD charged David Lee Montgomery, a 70-year-old resident of Pontiac, with Assault with Intent to Murder and Felony Firearm.

On May 23, the defendant is alleged to have shot his wife in the face during a marital dispute. The bullet struck the victim in the jaw and barely missed the carotid artery. The victim is expected to recover from her injuries. The couple's two grandchildren were in the home at the time.

"No one should be unsafe in their own home or at the hands of an intimate partner," said Prosecutor McDonald. "I'm thankful this victim is expected to recover. We know access to firearms only makes domestic violence situations more dangerous for victims."

Assault with Intent to Murder is punishable by any number of years in prison, up to life. Felony Firearm is punishable by two years in prison, served consecutively to any other sentence.

Charges are accusations and individuals are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

Guns & Domestic Violence

• An abuser's access to firearms makes it five times more likely that a woman will be killed in a domestic violence incident.
• More than 850 women are killed by intimate partners with firearms annually.
• Women in the U.S. are 21 times more likely to be killed with a gun than women in other high-income countries.
• Roughly 25 million US adults have experienced firearm abuse by an intimate partner.

If you or a loved one is experiencing domestic or intimate partner violence, free and confidential help is available. Please call 1-866-VOICEDV (1-866-864-2338) 24/7 to speak to a trained advocate.

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