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9 yo shot mixed up with a skunk

countryfarmercountryfarmer Member Posts: 4,552
edited October 2012 in General Discussion
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/10/21/girl-in-costume-at-halloween-party-shot-after-being-mistaken-for-skunk/?test=latestnews



FREEDOM, Pa. - Police say a costumed 9-year-old girl was accidentally shot outside a western Pennsylvania home during a Halloween party by a relative who thought she was a skunk.

New Sewickley Township police say the girl was over a hillside and wearing a black costume and a black hat with a white tassel. Chief Ronald Leindecker says a male relative mistook her for a skunk and fired a shotgun, hitting her in the shoulder Saturday night.

Leindecker tells the Beaver County Times that the girl was alert and talking when she was flown to a hospital in Pittsburgh, about 30 miles away. Her condition was unavailable.

Leindecker says the man hadn't been drinking and he doesn't know whether charges will be filed.





Charges should be filed if you are that stupid. Positively ID your target before you pull the trigger.

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  • CS8161CS8161 Member Posts: 13,596 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by countryfarmer
    http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/10/21/girl-in-costume-at-halloween-party-shot-after-being-mistaken-for-skunk/?test=latestnews



    FREEDOM, Pa. - Police say a costumed 9-year-old girl was accidentally shot outside a western Pennsylvania home during a Halloween party by a relative who thought she was a skunk.

    New Sewickley Township police say the girl was over a hillside and wearing a black costume and a black hat with a white tassel. Chief Ronald Leindecker says a male relative mistook her for a skunk and fired a shotgun, hitting her in the shoulder Saturday night.

    Leindecker tells the Beaver County Times that the girl was alert and talking when she was flown to a hospital in Pittsburgh, about 30 miles away. Her condition was unavailable.

    Leindecker says the man hadn't been drinking and he doesn't know whether charges will be filed.





    Charges should be filed if you are that stupid. Positively ID your target before you pull the trigger.


    I agree 100%.[:(!]
  • fordsixfordsix Member Posts: 8,554 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    with luck maybe a good ol family beat down[^] musta been the worlds largest skunk he saw[:0]
  • timinpatiminpa Member Posts: 2,250 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    my girlfriend was raised in freedom pa
  • roswellnativeroswellnative Member Posts: 10,191 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    that stinks
    Although always described as a cowboy, Roswellnative generally acts as a righter of wrongs or bodyguard of some sort, where he excels thanks to his resourcefulness and incredible gun prowesses.
  • JustCJustC Member Posts: 16,056 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    my 9yr old just finished hunter's safety course (DNR), and having been in the class with him, the "know your target" thing comes to mind. And if the skunk wasn't near the house,...why shoot at all?[V]
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