A woman, upset a handyman would not do additional, unauthorized work at her house Sunday, hit the man in the head, then shot him twice, police said.

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The handyman was authorized to do specific work at the duplex, KNBC reported.

The woman asked him to do additional work, which was not approved to be done by the building’s management, and he refused. She got upset and hit the man with an object, Los Angeles police said. The woman then allegedly went inside the home, got a handgun and shot the man in the face and chest.

The handyman was taken to a hospital and was in stable condition Sunday night, KNBC reported. The woman was arrested, but it was unclear what she was charged with.

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Fulton DA Fani Willis (center) with Nathan J. Wade (right), the special prosecutor she hired to manage the Trump case and had a romantic relationship with, at a news conference announcing charges against President-elect Donald Trump and others in Atlanta, Aug. 14, 2023. Georgia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, upheld an appeals court's decision to disqualify Willis from the election interference case against Trump and his allies. (Kenny Holston/New York Times)

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