Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Father unintentionally shoots daughter thinking she was an intruder

A Frederick County, Virginia man unintentionally shot his 16-year-old daughter thinking she was an intruder trying to break into his home.

According to police, around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday when the girl's father was getting ready for work, an alarm system in the house told the man the garage door had just been opened. "When he went to go investigate what had set off the alarm, he heard some banging and rustling around in the garage. At that particular point, he obtained a firearm that he had there in the kitchen area."

The man went into the garage, but didn't turn the light on. He felt someone was "coming at him" and fired the gun, hitting his daughter in the torso. The girl had snuck out of the house earlier and was trying to sneak back into the home.

After realizing his mistake, he rushed her to Winchester Medical Center. In his haste, he wrecked his car. Fire and Rescue transported the girl to the hospital where she remains in stable condition.

The Commonwealth's Attorney's office will determine whether or not any charges will be filed.

2 comments:

American Australian said...

Great blog you have here! Wish I had found it when I was writing my senior thesis on gun control. This story is so incredible sad. I wish people were not so quick to use their guns. If there weren't so many guns in circulation, so many accidental shootings would not happen I believe. The more there are, the bigger chance something bad will happen. I just started a blog with my boyfriend about America and Australia, but my two most recent posts are about gun control. You should check it out! http://american-australian-connection.blogspot.com/

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