Wife shot her husband in the chest when he tried to surprise her with breakfast in bed - and she opened fire on bedroom door

Almost tragic: Tiffany and Zia Segule avoided a catastrophic morning on Friday when Zia tried to bring his wife breakfast in bed as a surprise

Investigation: Police in Fayetteville, North Carolina have said they have opened an investigation into the shooting

Realizing to her horror what had happened, Tiffany Segule called 911 and when paramedics arrived her husband was talking and described as responsive in the ambulance.

He is currently stable and is expected to be released from hospital in North Carolina soon.

Police have said that Segule may have been spooked and trigger happy because of a number of recent home invasions in the neighborhood.

'She was doing what she felt was right and to defend herself at that time,” said Antoine Kincade with the Fayetteville Police Department to WTVR.

Lucky: Zia Segule is recovering from the shooting on Friday after his wife, Tiffany, (right) opened fire

'She woke up. She armed herself and she fired a shot through her bedroom door hitting her husband in the chest.'

Jose Estrella, who lives near the couple, told WTVR he can understand what happened.

“And being a female by herself, there are a lot of people out there doing harm, so you have to do what you have to do to protect yourself,” Estrella said. “Even at night, I wake up at night and say ‘Okay, did I just hear something?’ But I wouldn’t open fire just like that.”