Sunday, December 15, 2013

Lawful Indiana Gun Owner Shoots Someone in the Head - No Charges

Local news reports

Lafayette police are ruling a gunshot that grazed a southside resident’s head Thursday night an accident. 

Around 9 p.m. Thursday, police were called to a home at the 2500 block of Edgelea Drive, said Lafayette Police Dept. Lt. Brad Hayworth. 

Hayworth said several people were in the house playing video games when one person was handling a gun that accidentally went off. The bullet grazed the back of one person’s head. 

he person did go to the hospital for treatment but was not seriously injured, Hayworth said. The shooting was deemed an accident and is no longer under investigation, he added.

3 comments:

  1. Talk about dodging the bullet. Want to bet there was some alcohol involved?

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    1. I think you're right about that. How many gun owners are irresponsible with alcohol, do you think?

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    2. Guns and alcohol don't mix and laws should be stiffer for those who use guns while using alcohol.

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