Police said a Georgia man was charged with involuntary manslaughter after he accidentally fired his gun Saturday, shooting himself in the hand and killing a woman walking by him with the stray bullet.
Officers were responding to a shots fired call in Helen, Ga. when they found Glenn Patrick Lampien, 53, sitting on a bench with a gunshot wound to the hand, according to Atlanta TV station WSB.
Police said the bullet had traveled across the street and struck a woman in the side. The woman, who police said was a Texas resident, was found dead at the scene.
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What could possibly go wrong? Just a good guy with a gun.
The 53 year old boy must of been playing withhis toy.
Involuntary manslaughter makes sense because the gentleman involuntarily acquired the weapon and involuntarily decided to pull it out on a public street and involuntarily put his finger on the trigger, which was involuntarily pulled.
What do you think the charges would have been if the shooter had been a 20 year-old Black kid?
They would still be counting the bullet holes in his corpse.
It’s very dangerous to live in the U.S., especially states such as Georgia and Florida where almost everyone carries a gun.
You never know when a stray bullet is going to find its in in your path and through you.