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A woman charged with shooting her husband in the face appeared in court this morning.Renita Frierson, also known as Renita Mitchell, is charged with wanton endangerment and assault.Police said she admitted to shooting her husband in the left side of his face on Saturday afternoon at 23rd and Garland Avenue. Court documents show her husband was standing outside his car across the street when she shot him.He is expected to be OK.Family members and neighbors said Frierson acted in self-defense.On Monday morning, a not guilty plea was entered on her behalf.Her bond was set at $100,000."I just hope that this is a message to people that's violent to anybody. If you're in a relationship, this is not the way it's supposed to go. Nobody should have to be in a physical altercation with anybody. Life is too short," the suspect's son, Ricky Jones, said. "It just come to a point, where somebody had to defend themself. There is no reason why any grown man should ever put their hands on a woman, period. It's not manly at all."Jones said the couple had recently separated.Court documents also show that last year Frierson filed an emergency protective order against her husband but later dismissed it.Neighbors said officers have responded to domestic disputes at Frierson's home on several occasions."My mom is not no violent person. Everybody that knows my mom knows she gives off the most love she can," Jones said.Frierson is due back in court next Thursday.