A teenager was shot and killed at a Walker County residence over the weekend in what is being investigated as an accidental shooting.
Officers with the Walker County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call of a reported shooting at a home in the 3000 block of Highway 19 in the early morning hours of May 18. Deputies discovered that two young boys were involved and one had been fatally shot.
Sheriff’s office detectives interviewed witnesses, including the surviving boy involved in the incident. At this time the investigation is still ongoing and, according to the sheriff’s office, is being handled “very delicate” pending further investigation and results from the Montgomery County Forensic Center.
The investigation "is being handled "very delicate" pending further investigation." I realize that kind of grammar an syntax will drive the moral compass of Kurt completely crazy, but what do you think it means?
I think it means they need time to decide if a simple warning to be more careful is sufficient, it was an accident after all, and depending on who their daddys are, charges may very well be unnecessary.
What's your opinion? Please leave a comment.
Since I teach college English and do editing work, that error irritates me. The language--laying aside the error--suggests that the family or families involved have political connections.
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