Cops: Mom shot, killed daughter mistaken for intruder
St. Cloud, Fla. (12-30-15) St. Cloud Police Cpl. Claude Campbell, Jr. placed a breathless 911 call late Tuesday evening as his step-daughter lay unconscious in his 10th Street home.
He tells the dispatcher that 27-year-old Ashley Doby has "passed out. She has a pacemaker. She has a heart problem," in a recording released by police.
But not once during the five-minute 911 call does Campbell, a veteran member of the St. Cloud Police Department, mention why Doby was struggling to breathe: a gunshot wound to the chest.
Campbell omitted that fact because he was asleep when his wife shot Doby, mistaking her for an intruder, police said on Wednesday. He didn't realize what happened until his wife — a 911 dispatcher with the Osceola County Sheriff's Office – explained it to him, according to authorities.
It was too late. Doby was taken to a local hospital, where she later died. Her death is being characterized by St. Cloud Police as an "accidental shooting," according to Sgt. Denise Roberts. Sherry Campbell, 45, fired one fatal shot. She has not been arrested on any criminal charges.
"The homeowner's story is consistent with the physical evidence and the witness' statement," Roberts said in a news release. "At this time, the incident appears to be an accidental shooting; however, the investigation is ongoing…"
Once the investigation is complete, detectives will forward the case to the Orange-Osceola State Attorney's Office, which decides whether to file criminal charges.
Claude Campbell would not comment when he was reached on his cell phone.
In the 911 call, his wife Sherry is heard in the background apologizing to her daughter.
"Baby, I love you so much, please!" she sobs. "Please…Oh my god …"
'Very quiet' neighborhood
Events at the Campbells' 10th street home unfolded on Tuesday just before midnight, police said.
Sherry Campbell was sleeping in her bed and awoke after she thought an intruder had entered the home and was approaching her, Roberts said in a news release.
Police have released few other details about the case of mistaken identity.
Neighbors on Wednesday afternoon said they were surprised to learn of the shooting because they didn't hear a large police presence the night before — even though some were still awake.
The area, located just east of the city's cobblestoned downtown, is safe enough that resident Harry Morris often leaves his garage door rolled up.
So the 80-year-old retiree said he couldn't understand how someone would become so frightened here that she would reach for a gun, thinking someone was breaking in.
"That's really shocking, actually," Morris said on Wednesday while standing on his lawn, two houses down from where the shooting happened. "I've been here for 14 years, and nothing like this has ever happened. It's usually very quiet."
Morris said Claude Campbell has lived at the modest, ranch-style home for longer than he has been in the neighborhood, and the law-enforcement officer has responded to his home a couple of times.
"I know him because he's a detective," Morris said. "He's a friendly guy."
Campbell, 45, has been employed with the St. Cloud Police Department since 1998, Roberts said. In that time, he has served as an undercover officer for various narcotic units. He is currently taking administrative leave from the department for family medical purposes, Roberts said.
"The incident ... involved the mother and daughter and did not involve a SCPD Officer," Roberts said in a release. "This is not an officer involved shooting and therefore, it will not be investigated by FDLE."
Accidental shootings
This is not the first time in Central Florida where a relative has been mistaken as an intruder in a fatal shooting.
In June, a 16-year-old Ocoee High School student was fatally shot by his brother in their Pine Hills home, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Office.
The 32-year-old brother was asleep with his wife at home about 11:30 p.m. when he thought he heard an intruder and fired his semiautomatic handgun, deputies said.
The person turned out to be Leonard "Leo" Stay, who was badly wounded and later died at a local hospital.
In a non-deadly accidental shooting, a Mount Dora man shot his ex-girlfriend when she came back to a residence to gather her things.
Anthony "T.J." Schaus told Lake County Sheriff's Office deputies he thought a woman who had walked into his closet was a burglar. He was sleeping when she entered, he said.
The woman, Felicia Hoffman, suffered stomach and back injuries.
Criminal charges were not filed in either of those cases, court records show.
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http://touch.orlandosentinel.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-85445367/
Teen in critical condition after accidentally shooting himself in the head
Rancho Cucamonga, Ca. (12-30-15) A 17-year-old boy is in critical condition after accidentally shooting himself in the head at a park in Rancho Cucamonga, authorities said Wednesday.
The boy, whose identity was not released, was with a group of friends at Victoria Arbors Park around 8 p.m. Monday, according to San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department officials.
Witnesses told deputies that the boy shot himself while playing with a handgun he inherited from a family member, the officials said.
Paramedics were called to the scene, and the boy was then flown by helicopter to a local hospital.
There was no evidence of foul play or a suicide attempt, authorities said.
http://touch.latimes.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-85446320/
Man arrested after woman shot, marijuana found
El Paso, Tx, (12-30-15) An El Paso man was arrested after police say they found marijuana in his home after they say he accidentally shot his girlfriend Tuesday night.
Alejandro Riojas, 22, allegedly shot his live-in girlfriend in the shoulder with a small-caliber handgun at about 9 p.m. in their home in the 1700 block of Judith Resnik Drive in far East El Paso, police spokesman Sgt. Enrique Carrillo said.
Carrillo said that Riojas took the woman to a hospital. The woman, whose name was not released, was treated for a wound that was not life threatening, police said.
Riojas was arrested on suspicion of possession of marijuana after officers investigating the shooting allegedly found more than four ounces of marijuana in his bedroom, Carrillo said. Riojas was jailed in lieu of a $1,500 bond. He was not charged in the shooting.
http://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/crime/2015/12/30/man-arrested-after-woman-shot-marijuana-found/78101382/
Man accidentally shot in Knox Christmas day
Knox County, MO. (12-30-15) According to a report issued by the Knox County Sheriff Allen Gudehus, on Christmas Day, Friday, December 25, 2015, a 21-year-old Baldwin, Missouri, man was accidentally shot just after noon near Hurdland. His name is not being released by the Sheriff.
The man and his father were attempting to holster a handgun for target practice. The the gun discharged and struck the man in the leg.
The man was transported to the Northeast Missouri Regional Medical Center and reported to be in stable condition.
The Knox County Sheriff, Hurdland First Responders and the Knox County Ambulance District responded to the call.
http://nemonews.net/2015/12/30/man-accidentally-shot-knox-christmas-day/
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