Accidental shooting sends one person to the hospital in Great Falls
(10-8-15) The Great Falls Police Department is investigating a shooting incident that occurred on Thursday.
It happened on the 400 block of 13th Street South sometime between 4:15 p.m. and 4:45 p.m.
Great Falls Police, Great Falls Fire Rescue, and an ambulance were dispatched to the scene.
We're told one person was taken to Benefis Health System, but we do not know the nature or severity of the person's injuries.
Police tell us they are not actively seeking any suspects and that it appears the shooting was an accident.
http://www.krtv.com/story/30221368/accidental-shooting-sends-one-person-to-the-hospital-in-great-falls
Police: Officer accidentally wounds man while shooting dog
PHOENIX (AP) — (10-8-15) Phoenix police say an officer accidentally wounded a man while shooting a dog after it attacked the man and the officer.
Sgt. Jonathan Howard says the incident occurred Thursday outside a convenience store after a person entered the store and told the officer that the dog was attacking people outside.
Howard says the officer went outside, saw the dog attack a 53-year-old man and tried to pull it off. The dog bit the officer in the arm.
Howard says the officer fired at the dog and wounded it, but in the process also accidentally wounded the man in the foot. The man and officer were taken to hospitals for treatment of injuries that were not life-threatening.
Animal Care and Control spokeswoman Melissa Gable says the dog was euthanized because of its injuries. She says the medium-size mix had a red collar but no identification tags or microchip.
http://billingsgazette.com/news/national/police-officer-accidentally-wounds-man-while-shooting-dog/article_65b7ec49-c58e-52dc-9ccd-23f5ebb60346.html
Man Accidentally Killed by Father While Hunting Near Meacham
MEACHAM, WA - (10-8-15) A man died from an apparent accidental gunshot wound while hunting on Wednesday, October 7, about 6:24 p.m., according to the Umatilla County Sheriff's Office.
Deputies say Louis Neil Branze, 76 of Seaside, shot his son David Joseph Branze 47, of Gresham in a hunting accident near Meacham by the Summit Ranger Station cabin off of Forest Service Road 3113.
Members from the Umatilla and Union County Search and Rescue teams responded and found the body of Branze. "The area of this incident is very rugged and steep so the recovery took several hours to complete", said Sheriff Terry Rowan.
The State Medical Examiner's office was contacted and an autopsy is scheduled later this week.
http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/30219529/man-accidentally-killed-by-father-while-hunting-near-meacham
Man who accidentally shot former kicker for the Gators, sentenced
Ocala, Florida — (10-9-15) Jefferson Davis Guinn IV, 20, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for the shooting death of Daniel J. Krysalka, also 20.
Krysalka graduated from Forest High School as a star kicker for its football team. After graduating, he walked on to Florida University’s football team, where he played for the 2013 season. Teammates from his graduating class said Krysalka was one of the best kickers of all-time.
On March 8, Krysalka and Guinn were in an upstairs bedroom of a home located in the 2100 block of Southeast 15th Lane, Ocala, looking at their weapons — a Kel-Tec .380-caliber and a Kel-Tec 9mm. A third person, Ethan Hayhurst, was also in the room.
While the three were in the bedroom looking at the guns, Hayhurst made the comment that Guinn never cleaned his gun, the Kel-Tec 9mm. Hayhurst and Krysalka then told Guinn to take the gun apart so they could see how dirty it was.
According to reports, after taking it apart Guinn could not reassemble the weapon, so they watched a “how to” video on YouTube and Hayhurst put the gun together. Hasyhurst then handed the gun back to Guinn, at which point it was still unloaded.
Hayhurst said that Guinn was seated in a chair in front of Krysalka, who was seated on the floor.
Once Guinn was handed the gun, he inserted a magazine and racked a round into the chamber. Guinn then pointed it at Krysalka’s face and began making fun of people that had scolded him the night before for pointing an unloaded gun at someone. Hayhurst told the detective that the gun then fired and Krysalka fell backward. The bullet went thought Krysalka’s mouth.
Guinn plead guilty to Manslaughter with a Firearm on Wednesday.
In a statement to Ocala Post, Assistant State Attorney Nicholas Camuccio said, “This was a very difficult and emotional case for everyone that was involved. The Judge listened to the evidence and testimony from both sides before making his decision. That decision had to have been difficult for the Judge due to the very emotional nature of the testimony given on both sides.”
Guinn took full responsibility for the shooting and plead guilty because he did not want to “drag” Krysalka’s family through a long trial. “In the end, the sentence given by the Judge was fair and appropriate for the circumstances,” Camuccio said
http://www.ocalapost.com/man-who-accidentally-shot-former-kicker-for-the-gators-sentenced/
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