Man tries to commit suicide, kills his girlfriend instead

[WildBill]

I'm still trying to picture in my mind how someone committing suicide ends up missing, shooting himself in the hand and hitting someone else.

I was think he shot himself in the ear and it went straight through unimpeded...

And he put his hand over the other ear because he knew it would be loud?

This is the best explanation that I have read. It covers all of the relevant facts of this case.