This shit happened in my hometown of Sunnyside, WA. I can't understand why people leave loaded guns in the house for young kids to get at? It seems like people just don't get it. Now a young girl is dead over some bullshit.
Here's the story:
11 Year Old Dies in Accidental Shooting 10/28/2004
An 11 year old Sunnyside girl is dead after she was shot in the head at a home in Sunnyside Thursday afternoon. Sunnyside Police say Nora Gonzalez was accidentally shot in the head by her 14 year old cousin, who was playing with a loaded .380 caliber handgun. Police Chief Ed Radder say the 14 year old repeatedly pointed the gun at Gonzalez until he accidentally pulled the trigger. The gun went off at close range and hit Gonzalez in the forehead. The bullet went through her head and lodged in a bedroom wall where Police recovered the slug.
Gonzalez' 16 year old brother was also in the home. The two boys initially told Police that two intruders shot Gonzalez through a window of the home as they tried to break in. The 14 year old later admitted he shot his cousin.
Nearby schools were placed on lockdown because of the intial reports of armed suspects on the loose. Schools were let out after that proved to be false.
Nora Gonzalez was flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. She died from the gunshot wound late Thursday night.
11 Year Old Dies in Accidental Shooting
Here's the story:
11 Year Old Dies in Accidental Shooting 10/28/2004
An 11 year old Sunnyside girl is dead after she was shot in the head at a home in Sunnyside Thursday afternoon. Sunnyside Police say Nora Gonzalez was accidentally shot in the head by her 14 year old cousin, who was playing with a loaded .380 caliber handgun. Police Chief Ed Radder say the 14 year old repeatedly pointed the gun at Gonzalez until he accidentally pulled the trigger. The gun went off at close range and hit Gonzalez in the forehead. The bullet went through her head and lodged in a bedroom wall where Police recovered the slug.
Gonzalez' 16 year old brother was also in the home. The two boys initially told Police that two intruders shot Gonzalez through a window of the home as they tried to break in. The 14 year old later admitted he shot his cousin.
Nearby schools were placed on lockdown because of the intial reports of armed suspects on the loose. Schools were let out after that proved to be false.
Nora Gonzalez was flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. She died from the gunshot wound late Thursday night.
11 Year Old Dies in Accidental Shooting
