Naked mother argues with son then accidentally shoots finger

A 73-year-old Fort Worth woman shot her finger after arguing with her son because she had been walking around the house naked.

Fort Worth police were called to a house in the 5600 block of De Cory Road around 1:30 a.m. on Friday when they found Bertha McElroy with a bullet wound in her left index finger.

Ms. McElroy was taken to John Peter Smith hospital with non life-threatening injuries.

Police said that Ms. McElroy told them she had got into an argument with her son Keith McElroy, 53 because she had been walking around the house in the nude.

Ms. McElroy told police that after the argument her son walked outside and slammed the door. She then went into the bedroom to load the gun when she shot her finger. Police said they unloaded the gun and gave it to Mr. McElroy.

Tina Robinson, Ms. McElroy's daughter, said the shooting was an accident and that her mother was not nude. "There was no argument at all," she said. "My mom is a good Christian woman, an upstanding citizen and church member for many, many years," Ms. Robinson said.