Chicago woman accidentally shoots boyfriend in Rivers Casino parking lot
DES PLAINES, Ill. - A Chicago woman accidentally shot her boyfriend in a Rivers Casino parking lot Saturday in northwest suburban Des Plaines.
Ari Miller, 41, and her 47-year-old boyfriend were drinking alcohol and listening to music after midnight in Miller's 2018 Chevrolet Equinox, according to Des Plaines police. As they were going to get out of the car, Miller took her loaded Smith and Wesson 9mm out of her purse to put it in the center console when the gun went off and struck her boyfriend in the leg.
Miller flagged down a police officer who was patrolling the parking lot and the officer rendered aid to her boyfriend. The boyfriend was then taken to a local hospital for a non-life-threatening injury.
Des Plaines police said both Miller and her boyfriend were highly intoxicated and uncooperative. Miller is a concealed carry license holder and a search of her vehicle netted the 9mm used in the shooting, police said.
Miller was charged with one misdemeanor count of reckless conduct and one misdemeanor count of possession of a concealed firearm under the influence of alcohol.
Miller's next court date is scheduled for Dec. 1 at the Skokie Courthouse.