Ore. woman, shot from back seat, still struggling

By APNewsNow Published: Nov 28, 2009 at 7:20 PM PST
Travis Kendall, 26, who police say shot and critically wounded his estranged wife, Ashley Kendall
This photo provided by a Coos County Sheriff's Office shows Travis Kendall, 26, who police say shot and critically wounded his estranged wife, Ashley Kendall, 22, then killed himself later on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. (AP Photo/Coos County Sheriff)

COOS BAY, Ore. (AP) - A Coos County woman seriously wounded by her husband who was hiding the back seat of her vehicle is fighting off a bacterial infection and faces more surgery.

Her mother says 22-year-old Ashley Kendall is not out of the woods yet. She is in critical condition at a Portland hospital. If her health remains stable, she's to undergo surgery Tuesday to repair the exit wound of a rifle bullet.

Kendall's estranged husband, Travis, is accused of slipping into the car earlier this month while she saw a lawyer for advice about a divorce and then shooting her as she drove away.

He killed himself after a police chase.

Her mother says Ashley Kendall is no longer in an induced coma but is asleep much of the time.