A shooting at a home on Preston Street Monday that left a woman with life-threatening injuries stemmed from a domestic dispute, according to court documents.

Justin Haynes, 31, was arrested and charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon after he allegedly shot the woman and injured her dog as they hid inside a bedroom with the door locked.

According to court documents, the victim arrived at the residence around 7 p.m. After having dinner, a discussion about personal issues led to an argument.

The victim said Haynes appeared intoxicated, became hostile and agitated and said he was "going to get his gun.” When he left the room, she locked herself in a bedroom with her dog.

Haynes said he tried several times to pry open the door with a butter knife and screwdriver. He then retrieved a rifle. She heard the action of a rifle being cycled, followed by gunfire. She fell to the floor and realized she had been shot through the closed door.

Haynes continued to fire, injuring the victim’s dog in the process according to court documents.

Officers were dispatched to the home at 9:33 p.m. and arrived less than a minute later, according to the police report. A resident let them in and they found the victim in the living room with Haynes and his 3-year-old son.

During an interview with investigators, Haynes said he was defending himself and his son from the victim’s dog, as the dog bit him in the leg while they were arguing. Haynes later, however, said that at the time of the shooting the dog was inside the bedroom with the victim and that his son was in a separate bedroom with the door closed.

A search warrant was issued for the home and investigators found the rifle they say Haynes used and two spent cartridge casings. Blood evidence, as well as trajectory evidence, confirmed the victim and the dog were inside the bedroom, court documents said.

The victim is in stable condition at a local hospital.

The case, as well as an unrelated one against Haynes for driving under the influence, will be prosecuted by Third Circuit State Attorney Jeffrey Siegmeister. Second Circuit State Attorney Jack Campbell voluntarily disqualified himself and asked Gov. Ron DeSantis to transfer the case because Haynes is the relative of a local sitting circuit judge.

The executive order did not name the judge and Campbell declined to comment.

Contact MarKeith Cromartie at MCromartie@Tallahassee.com or follow on Twitter @MCromartieTD