Tuesday, August 13, 2013

In Texas Elderly Woman Shot by her Husband but it Was Only an Accident

Local news reports

A Richardson man accidentally shot his elderly wife Sunday night while the pair were watching TV, Richardson police said.
Police responded to a call about the shooting at about 9:20 p.m. Sunday at a local hospital where the couple had gone for medical treatment. The couple had been sitting on the couch in their home in the 2300 block of Shady Creek Drive when the man accidentally fired his Colt .380 Mustang, Richardson police spokesman Sgt. Kevin Perlich said.
A bullet struck the woman’s abdomen but did not seriously injure her. After the shooting, the couple drove to a local hospital, where police responded, Perlich said.
“She was very lucky. He was lucky,” he said. “It looks like it was strictly accidental.”

No big deal, right?

3 comments:

  1. No foul play, no criminal intent, no big deal. Right!

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    1. Gross negligence that results in injury to another is a big deal. Don't you think so?

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  2. Gross negligence is another issue, not one afforded to this case. Negligence, on the hand does apply here but law enforcement obviously didn't see this being an issue, at least in this jurisdiction. It likely would have been an issue outside his home and a bystander was injured instead. The difference being is that she knew he was doing something to the gun and chose to remain there. Was he negligent? Yes, in a way. Was it a law breaking incident? No, at least not here. A different state may have their laws looking at this incident differently.

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