El Tejon
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From time to time here at THR we get dog shooting threads. This case serves as a reminder to us all that if you do not have to shoot (you are not in danger), do not shoot.
Problem #2 is real. It is not something that was created in a lab to spoil your fun of shooting your gun at anything you want because you have a pistol so you are invincible and no harm can come from your shooting "trespassers".
When you discharge your pistol, there is a chance that you will go to jail.
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Ricocheted bullet killed Evansville woman on Thanksgiving
WADESVILLE, Ind. (AP) -- A woman who was fatally shot Thursday while trying to coax her dog from a neighbor's yard was hit by a bullet that ricocheted off the ground and under a plastic fence before striking her shoulder.
The bullet from a .357-caliber Magnum pierced both the lungs and heart of Nicole Stroud, 29, Vanderburgh County Coroner Don Erk said. The Evansville woman was leaning down, trying to get her Shih Tzu dog out of a neighbor's yard and through a hole in the bottom of a fence when she was shot.
The neighbor accused of firing the gun, Melinda Lindauer, 41, was arrested on preliminary charges of involuntary manslaughter and reckless homicide. She was still being held in Posey County Jail on Saturday.
Posey County Prosecutor Jodi Uebelhack said she believes Lindauer fired from a back window of her house at a dog that was loose from a neighboring house, where Stroud was visiting her grandmother.
The Lindauers live directly behind Stroud's grandmother. Wadesville is about 15 miles northwest of Evansville.
The prosecutor said Lindauer might not have seen Stroud and probably didn't intend to kill her, but criminal charges still were warranted. Indiana law states that a person can only fire a gun at a dog if it is threatening an individual or livestock.
"After we got all the statements, it was pretty clear this was a criminal act," Uebelhack said. "It's never an accident to pick up a gun and shoot it."
Uebelhack said a statement given to police by Lindauer's husband, Lonnie, indicated that there was an ongoing dispute between the neighbors over the dog. She said he told authorities the dog had previously dug up a cat that was buried in the Lindauer's backyard.
Melinda Lindauer's attorney, Nick Hermann, said he could not comment on the specifics of the case. But he said that the Lindauers are distraught over what happened.
"Their thoughts and prayers go out to the family of the lady who died in this incident," he said.
Problem #2 is real. It is not something that was created in a lab to spoil your fun of shooting your gun at anything you want because you have a pistol so you are invincible and no harm can come from your shooting "trespassers".
When you discharge your pistol, there is a chance that you will go to jail.****************************************************
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/storie...TE&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2007-11-24-14-31-31
Ricocheted bullet killed Evansville woman on Thanksgiving
WADESVILLE, Ind. (AP) -- A woman who was fatally shot Thursday while trying to coax her dog from a neighbor's yard was hit by a bullet that ricocheted off the ground and under a plastic fence before striking her shoulder.
The bullet from a .357-caliber Magnum pierced both the lungs and heart of Nicole Stroud, 29, Vanderburgh County Coroner Don Erk said. The Evansville woman was leaning down, trying to get her Shih Tzu dog out of a neighbor's yard and through a hole in the bottom of a fence when she was shot.
The neighbor accused of firing the gun, Melinda Lindauer, 41, was arrested on preliminary charges of involuntary manslaughter and reckless homicide. She was still being held in Posey County Jail on Saturday.
Posey County Prosecutor Jodi Uebelhack said she believes Lindauer fired from a back window of her house at a dog that was loose from a neighboring house, where Stroud was visiting her grandmother.
The Lindauers live directly behind Stroud's grandmother. Wadesville is about 15 miles northwest of Evansville.
The prosecutor said Lindauer might not have seen Stroud and probably didn't intend to kill her, but criminal charges still were warranted. Indiana law states that a person can only fire a gun at a dog if it is threatening an individual or livestock.
"After we got all the statements, it was pretty clear this was a criminal act," Uebelhack said. "It's never an accident to pick up a gun and shoot it."
Uebelhack said a statement given to police by Lindauer's husband, Lonnie, indicated that there was an ongoing dispute between the neighbors over the dog. She said he told authorities the dog had previously dug up a cat that was buried in the Lindauer's backyard.
Melinda Lindauer's attorney, Nick Hermann, said he could not comment on the specifics of the case. But he said that the Lindauers are distraught over what happened.
"Their thoughts and prayers go out to the family of the lady who died in this incident," he said.
