Couple weaves tale to cover up domestic shooting

A South San Francisco man tried to cover for his wife with a story of a drive-by shooting after she reportedly shot him in the chest in the heat of an argument early Friday morning, police said.

Karen Totua, 25, argued with her husband when he returned home to their Commercial Avenue home at about 7 a.m. after being out all night, according to the police report.

Totua got angry and grabbed a small caliber handgun and shot her husband once. Then she took him to the hospital.

The couple told police that the injury was from a "drive-by shooting," but an investigation pointed to Totua pulling the trigger, police said.

She was booked into San Mateo Jail for attempted murder, felony assault with a firearm and felony domestic violence.

The husband, who was not identified, was treated for non-life threatening injuries and released from a local hospital.