Police: Florida man shoots woman who invited him to play cards, gets beat up by her husband

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Jesse James

Oct 16, 2025

This is what we call a friendly neighborhood game night in the great state of Florida.

According to an affidavit report, a woman in Florida was shot in the arm by a man who she invited over to play cards. After getting shot, the neighbors called up her husband who allegedly came home to beat the man to a pulp.

Here's Fox 35 in Orlando:

Both the woman and Phillips were transported to Orlando Regional Medical Center — the woman for a gun-related injury to her forearm, and Phillips for facial trauma believed to have occurred during a fight with the woman's husband.

According to the official affidavit, Phillips arrived at the home claiming the woman had invited him over for a card game. Witnesses confirmed he was allowed to enter the carport area before the altercation began.

She allegedly invited the 76-year-old Michael Phillips to her home to play cards. At one point while they were talking on the carport, he called her the "C-word," pulled a gun, and shot her in the arm.

The neighbors say they saw this go down, and then called her husband (who was apparently inside minding his own business) and let him know his wife had just been shot.

The man, obviously ticked about his wife being shot, decided to let his fists do the talking.

Why did Phillips allegedly shoot this lady?

... he reportedly told detectives that, 'he had questions and believed that was the only way he would get answers.'

I can only hope he got his answer.

Phillips is being charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, which could result in years of jail time.

But the good news, there's plenty of time to play cards where he's going!


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