Police: Florida Man Fatally Shot While Teaching Girlfriend To Use Rifle

With help from Bob Cromwell, a hunting education instructor, Cameron Dixon, 10, of Fall City, Wash., familiarizes himself with a rifle during a hunter education class at the Issaquah Sportsmen's Club in Issaquah, Was... With help from Bob Cromwell, a hunting education instructor, Cameron Dixon, 10, of Fall City, Wash., familiarizes himself with a rifle during a hunter education class at the Issaquah Sportsmen's Club in Issaquah, Wash., Thursday Aug. 7, 2008. The class is required to get a hunter's license in the state of Washington. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear) MORE LESS
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DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, Fla. (AP) — Police in Florida say a woman fatally shot her boyfriend by accident while he was teaching her to use a rifle.

The shooting happened early Thursday in their Daytona Beach Shores apartment.

According to the Daytona Beach Shores Police Department, the woman called 911 around 12:30 a.m. and told the dispatcher she unintentionally shot her boyfriend in the leg.

Police say the man was taken to Halifax Hospital in Port Orange where he was declared dead. They detained the woman for questioning but haven’t said whether she’ll face charges.

Authorities haven’t released the names of the man or the woman.

An investigation continues.

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  1. Avatar for henk henk says:

    Florida Woman!

    She must of caught that Femoral artery, bleeds you out quick.

  2. Avatar for awould awould says:

    No harm no foul then? Seems like when you accidentally kill someone while driving your car, you often get charged with manslaughter. Guess since it’s a gun, and in the Constitution and all, that you just get a pass. Next time I shove someone down a long flight of stairs to their death, I’ll claim it was an accident resulting from an expressive dance and I was only exercising my 1st Amendment rights, so, whoops.

  3. Avatar for tesla tesla says:

    Bullet probably hit the femoral artery. Did he not teach her the basic number 1 rule, never point a gun at someone unless you intend to shoot? Because it sounds like that’s what happened here. Possibly she was swinging the gun around into position with her idiot finger on the trigger.

  4. Midnight gun instruction? Doesn’t sound well regulated to me…

    Wonder if alcohol was involved?

    Where was the good guy with the gun when you need him?

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