Glenmary man told police he was 'scared and confused' before accidentally shooting 12-year-old

[jpak]

http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20110713/NEWS01/307130065/Glenmary-man-told-police-he-scared-confused-before-accidentally-shooting-12-year-old?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CLocal%20News

Michael Bishop told police he was “scared and confused” when he heard a noise outside his home on June 13, grabbing a shotgun as he ran to the door, hoping only to scare away what he thought was a burglar.

But Bishop said he didn’t realize the weapon had a shell in the chamber and it accidently went off, as he watched shadowy figures flee into the streets in his Glenmary neighborhood in southeast Jefferson County.

“I had no idea who it was or how old they were,” Bishop told Louisville Metro Police on June 14, according to a recording of the 14-minute interview released Wednesday. “The gun went off … but it was an accident.”

Bishop said he was “shocked and upset at myself for leaving a shell’ in the gun but he had no idea 12-year-old Jacob Eberle was struck in the back, so he went back inside, put his gun away and went to sleep before being awakened by police.

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moran

yup

[The Magistrate]

1. The Technical Term For this Fellow, Sir, Is 'Lying Sack Of Shit'

[TheWraith]

2. Yup.

"Accidentally" shooting someone center of mass, someone who is running away from you, and then you claim not to have known you even hit them? Bullshit.

[Control-Z]

3. He does appear to be. -eom

[LAGC]

4. Goddess dammit people, how many times do I keep having to tell you...

You need to choose the right weapons for the right situations.

The proper response to kids ringing door-bells and running off is to whip out one of these:



The key here is: "Measured response."

Jiminy X-mas.

[ileus]

9. I bought my son a full auto MP5 airsoft gun....that's what I recommend.

[TheWraith]

10. And then you need to load it with some really cheap perfume.

Interesting questions would be raised by the parents when they got home.

[provis99]

5. what a fucking liar.

Every single thing he said was a lie.

[aikoaiko]

6. 2nd degree murder for the criminal.

[ileus]

7. Accidents happen...keep your finger off the bang switch.

[Hoyt]

8. Another gunner and another dead, unarmed teenager.

[bellcrank]

11. There are no dead teenagers in this report.

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