It was Sunday morning that a 14-year-old girl was shot in the back of the head in Louisiana, USA.
Several children were playing hide and seek in the small village of Starks when it struck, according to the Associated Press (AP) news agency.
Then shadows
The 14-year-old hid in the garden of a man in his late 50s.
In questioning, the man said that he retrieved his weapon when he saw shadows outside the house, and that he shot at the people who ran from the scene.
He says he had no idea that one of the shots hit the girl in the back of the head.
The girl was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The man was arrested shortly afterwards and charged with aggravated assault, four counts of aggravated assault with a firearm, as well as unlawful discharge of a firearm.
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Sky high bail
The 58-year-old is now in custody at the Calcasieu Parish Correctional Center.
The bail is set at USD 300,000, i.e. NOK 3.1 million.
It is not known how he reacts to the question of guilt, and the man’s lawyer has not commented on the case to AP.
2023-05-11 14:55:52
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