23-year-old Matthew Walsh, of Mesa, Arizona bought a .38-caliber handgun. Because he was on probation for possession of drug paraphernalia and forgery he was not allowed to possess firearms, so he bought the handgun through a private sale where there would be no background check. He met the seller in a casino parking lot.
Three days later he was showing his girlfriend, 18-year-old Amanda Encinas, the gun when he unintentionally discharged the weapon.
The bullet struck Amanda in the hip, hitting her artery. She was taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead.
Walsh admitted pulling the trigger but said he thought the gun was unloaded. According to the police report, "He said he attended gun-safety classes as a youth and does not know why he pulled the trigger while the gun was pointed in his girlfriend's direction. He said he knows he should not have pulled the trigger."
Walsh was arrested and charged with manslaughter.
4 comments:
RIP amanda we all miss u and I wished I came and got u from AZ when I could have!!! :"-(
I heard the mf cops made her get up and walk around. Thats what ultimately killed her.I knew these kids and they were nice kids.. so in love. Guns suck. Rip little girl who made me wait in the laundry room to do my wash so she could hang matts shirts up one by one so "they wouldn't shrink up on him" in the dryer...
Rest in Paradise amanda. she was always a good friend to me when we were in highschool,rehab and jail in oregon. i remember when she told me she was moving to arizona and I moved here too not long after. not alot of people liked her because she was outspoken, but we always hung out :) I miss you amanda! i still remember how she threw a milk jug at a staff member because they got in the way of the pregnant chick she was tryna throw it at haha. funny amanda love you girl your with jesus now!
I miss you so much amanda!! I cant believe you are gone..
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