Sally Ann Earl-Costello, the Maine woman accused of shooting her husband outside their Readfield home, is a veterinarian and former employee at theĀ Annabessacook Veterinary Clinic, TheCount.com has learned exclusively.

Kennebec County sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to Earl-Costello’s home just after 1:30 p.m. where upon deputies said Earl-Costello, 61, had shot and seriously wounded her husband, Hugh Costello, 81.

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Hugh Costello was taken to Central Maine Medical Center. Deputies said his condition was unknown Thursday morning.

Earl-Costello was taken into custody and charged with elevated aggravated assault. She is being held without bail at the Kennebec County Jail.

The shooting is under investigation.

The following is from Earl-Costello Facebook page:

Owner/Veterinarian at Forest Dell Veterinary
Veterinarian at Annabessacook Veterinary Clinic
Studied at UGA College of Veterinary Medicine
Studied at SUNY Maritime College
Studied at United States Coast Guard Academy
Went to Northern Highlands Regional High School
Lives in Readfield, Maine
From Upper Saddle River, New Jersey