Ohio woman, 77, accused of fatally shooting man who 'jokingly' asked her to shoot him

An Ohio woman was arrested aft allegedly shooting and sidesplitting a man who "jokingly" asked her to sprout him during "harmless banter," according to police.

Kathleen Geiger, 77, is charged pinch reckless homicide aft allegedly sidesplitting Arthur Osborne, 58, connected Sunday astatine an flat successful Cincinnati.

Cincinnati Police said officers responded to nan shooting astatine astir 7:47 p.m. Sunday nighttime to nan 2700 artifact of East Tower Drive. Osborne was pronounced dormant astatine nan scene.

Geiger "recklessly caused" Osborne’s decease by shooting him erstwhile successful nan pelvic region, according to an affidavit, Fox 19 reported.

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Kathleen Geiger, 77, is charged pinch reckless homicide aft allegedly sidesplitting Arthur Osborne, 58, connected Sunday. (Hamilton County Sheriff's Office/Cincinnati Police)

The female told constabulary she and Osborne were "engaged successful harmless banter erstwhile he jokingly requested she sprout him," constabulary wrote successful a sworn statement.

Geiger said she believed her firearm was not loaded, pointed it astatine Osborne and pulled nan trigger.

She changeable Osborne successful nan groin area, according to tribunal documents cited by WLWT.

Geiger said she believed her firearm was not loaded, pointed it astatine Osborne and pulled nan trigger. (iStock)

Prosecutors said astatine her arraignment that her believing nan weapon was not loaded was "no excuse," according to nan outlet.

"Everyone who possesses a firearm has a work to do it responsibly," 1 charismatic said. "You ne'er constituent a firearm astatine thing and propulsion nan trigger unless you intend to destruct it. The suspect pointed a firearm astatine personification and pulled nan trigger, resulting successful their death."

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Geiger said she and Osborne were engaged successful "harmless banter" erstwhile he "jokingly" requested she sprout him. (Getty Images)

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Police said she yet provided aesculapian assistance to Osborne and called 911.

Geiger’s enslaved was group astatine $10,000, and her lawsuit will spell to a expansive assemblage for possible indictment. The adjacent tribunal day was group for Oct. 31.