ST. PETERSBURG — A woman unhappy with the police response to a domestic dispute she was having with her boyfriend decided to take matters into her own hands, officers said.

Kelly L. Dufrene, 49, shot her boyfriend near his groin as officers attempted to calm her, according to St. Petersburg police.

Dufrene was taken into custody but had not been charged with a crime as of early Tuesday evening. Her boyfriend, Timothy Crowley, 47, was treated at Bayfront Health St. Petersburg for an injury police said was not life-threatening.

Dufrene called police about 4:50 p.m. because she was having an argument with Crowley and wanted him to leave her home. She asked police to meet her about a quarter-mile from her 943 17th Ave. S duplex.

"She was kind of frustrated with the officers," Maj. Michael Kovacsev said.

She mumbled something like, "Well, I'm just going to shoot him," Kovacsev said. She got in her car and drove back to her house.

The officers started to approach her to try to calm her, Kovacsev said, but she walked toward her house. She pulled a small-caliber Derringer pistol from her purse and shot Crowley inside the home.

She ran away, and an officer arrested her around the corner, Kovacsev said.

Dufrene had taken out a restraining order against Crowley that was good for two years, police said, but started allowing him to stay in her home.

Police said they were unsure how long the two were living together.

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