Man Accidentally Shoots And Kills Teen Brother During ‘Walking Dead’

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A Corpus Christi, Tex. man accidentally shot and killed his 16-year-old brother Sunday night, police told South Texas TV station Kiii News.

Investigators said that the 24-year-old man was removing his gun from its holster, and the gun accidentally discharged. The 16-year-old was shot in the chest.

Police said that the man kept his gun nearby while watching the TV show “The Walking Dead.”

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  1. Why did he keep his gun nearby? Was he scared that the zombies would come out of the TV and attack him?

    *Note to self, write screenplay about zombies coming out of televisions and attacking people."

  2. I hope the gun wasn’t a Colt Python.

  3. Avatar for wbmanx wbmanx says:

    That is too funny!!! Once again “Guns don’t kill people - people kil people”. The problem with that motto is that a lot of idiots own guns that shouldn’t. Well there is one less conservative vote for 2016 to worry about! Can we recommend that all red state viewers that love the 2nd amendment watch the walking dead with their guns in their hands? It’s funny to think this - Zombies with guns watching zombies on tv~~~

  4. What gets me is that the National Rifle (Manufacturers) Association keeps telling us that responsible gun owners don’t need all those silly laws. Well, I’m a responsible driver, but you don’t see Congress making car laws around the likes of me. They make them around our Governor who got pulled over for speeding…at least he didn’t challenge the ticket or try to make it go away.

  5. Avatar for imkmu3 imkmu3 says:

    Why did he keep the gun nearby, and why was he taking it out? He was pretending to shoot zombies, just like a seven year old boy might with a toy. Just another responsible gun owner.

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