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Relative shoots costumed girl after mistaking her for a skunk
A little girl was fighting for her life early Monday after she was shot outside a Halloween party by a relative who mistook her costume for a skunk.
Police in western Pennsylvania's New Sewickley Township said the 9-year-old girl was dressed in black with a black hat for the Saturday evening party.
As the two to three dozen guests milled about, the girl went to hide on the edge of a hill.
It was past 8 p.m. and the sun had long set. A relative spotted the dark figure in the distance, mistook it for a skunk and fired his shotgun, said Officer Greg Carney with the township police.
The girl was hit in the neck, back and arm - and flown to Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, about 30 miles away. There, she remained in the intensive care unit, Carney said.
Police will determine later Monday whether they will charge the shooter, whom they did not name. Nor did they say how he was related to the girl.
They did add, however, that the man had not been drinking.
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Must have some mighty big skunks in PA to mistake a 9 year old for one.
Wow!... Only in America. How drunk was the shooter when a 9 yr old in costume would be much bigger than a skunk.
The real question is why does the idiot feel the need to shoot at a skunk anyways. Are Americans evolving in reverse?
Didn't read the last line of the story?
yeah.. I missed the last line of the story. Not the real point here, is it. I'll let you get back to picking the nits out of your hair.
Yeah, let's eliminate the ban on assault weapons so more trigger-happy idiots like this one can shoot even more children.
A shotgun is not an assault weapon. The funny part (if there is one) is that even if this clown is fined, he will get his permit back.
Jethro! Look at the size of that skunk! It’s as big as a 9 year old! Shoot it!
I should not be laughing at this comment but i am as that is probably what happened word for word!
What kind of an IDIOT confuses a 9 year old child with a skunk, the biggest of which only weigh about 15 pounds or so. Even a skunk would have more brains than this cretin.
If you've been to PA the answer is obvious, Outside of Philly & Pittsburgh it's all Alabama. Inbred to perfection.
Why don't we have laws against stupidity? Perhaps this mountain man was shooting for his dinner?! He's an idiot and more. He best get on his knees and pray for that little girl's health and long life.
First of all, why is this person shooting skunks? I am so confused. Second of all, who goes and gets his gun to commit such violence in the middle of a party with 2 – 3 dozen guests? At the very least, it sounds like this upstanding individual might need to spend some time behind bars to learn a lesson or two about safety.
the shooter must of gotten so excited to see a 50lb skunk run by, just couldn't resist shootin' the dang varmit even with a bunch of sceaming kids in the yard, damn that one would look so good hangin' over the fireplace. I might even get my pitcher in the newspaper for getting the worlds biggest skunk. hot damn I'll be famous...might even get a guest spot on that thar wildman show, I could help him catch a few more varmits. goooooooooolllllllyyyyyyy Gomer!
and he wasn't even drinking, so no excuse except pure 100% stupidity. How do we keep guns out of the hands of the stupid, we have enough trouble keeping them out of the hands of the psycho nutjobs.
Everyone likes to throw gun control out there when something like this happens. The only people who would adhere to that law would be the ones who OBEY the law to start with. You think mr. Random felon who can still get a gun now even though its illegal for them is going to say, "oops guns are illegal now better turn mine in."? Hardly. Gun safety courses should be mandatory to own one period in my opinion. This guy should be jailed for what he did. I hope that little girl is ok. No one should have to go through that.
NRA enabler of domestic terrorism.
How sad. Pull through little one, I'm praying for you... Something doesn't add up right, though. You NEVER pull the trigger unless you're 100% sure!
It saddens me how those people posting their ignorance about any given subject can do so without ever checking a single fact using the same computer they are using for the post before embarrassing themselves in print, only to turn around a couple weeks later and be allowed to cast a vote for the leadership of the most powerful nation on earth. speaks a volumns about the sorry state of affairs we are in, doesn't it.
Agreed!
Seems like the Clampett's are slive and well in Western PA!
stupid rednecks, that guy belongs here in TX with these morons. I'm a gun owner and I have never mistake a 40 lbs child for a skunk...I love the "drinking wasn't involved"....yeah, only because cousin Jimmy is the sheriff.
I didn't know people (in this case a not-too-bright person) shot skunks. Poor little girl (and her family).
Wow. That stinks.