Murder trial begins for Bartlesville man accused of shooting wife

The trial is under way Monday for a Bartlesville man charged with second-degree murder for allegedly fatally shooting his wife.

Jury selection which began Monday morning ended that afternoon. The jury will be back for opening statements set to begin Tuesday morning at 9 a.m.

Gary Carl Buoy, 52, has been held in the Washington County jail on a $250,000 bond since his arrest in June following the shooting of 51-year-old Diana Faye Buoy more than a year ago.

The investigation that lead to his arrest began Jan. 7, 2011, when police received a report a person had been shot. They arrived to the Buoy's apartment home on the 201 S.E. Avondale and saw Buoy's wife had been shot in the head.

Buoy reportedly told police during questioning he had accidently shot her while holding a revolver and manipulating the hammer. He said he had been several feet away from her when the gun went off.

However, police arrested Buoy when the autopsy revealed the gun had been fired two to four inches from her head — as indicated by the gunpowder burn marks left on her head.

When confronted with the findings, Buoy reportedly said he and his wife “must have been much closer to each other than he originally realized.”