Mistaken for intruder, US woman on surprise home visit shot by mom
The girl, coming home from college for an unannounced visit, was hit in the arm but will survive Friday’s incident in Girard, Ohio, local TV station WFMJ said.
An American woman shot and wounded her 18-year-old daughter when she showed up to pay a surprise visit and the mother thought there was an intruder in the house, reports said Wednesday.
An American woman shot and wounded her 18-year-old daughter when she showed up to pay a surprise visit. (Shutterstock Image)
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The girl, coming home from college for an unannounced visit, was hit in the arm but will survive Friday’s incident in Girard, Ohio, local TV station WFMJ said.
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The mother had a licensed .38 Special revolver and was home alone when she heard noise coming from the kitchen or hallway, police chief John Norman told the station.
“She stated that the bedroom door opened where she was at -- and she had a gun readily available and fired a round at someone coming through the door,” said Norman.
The mother was shocked to learn she had shot her daughter, said Norman.
A local district attorney will decide if charges are brought, he said.
Gun possession, permitted under the Second Amendment to the US constitution, is widespread in the US.
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Around 40,000 people died from gunfire in 2017, according to government figures.
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Around 40,000 people died from gunfire in 2017, according to government figures.
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The Gun Violence Archive says 1,112 people have died in accidental shootings so far this year.
(This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.)
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