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‘Responsible’ Gun Owner Leaves Pistol in Vehicle, Teen Finds it and Accidentally Kills Cousin (Video)by Simone Sanner |
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12 year-old South Carolina girl was killed this past Sunday when her
friend's 15 year-old cousin accidentally shot her in the head with a
pistol that belonged to the victim's grandfather.
The
shooter called the local police and falsely reported he was outside and
heard a shot and walked into the home to find Hope Alexandra Fair dead
on the floor. Then a second call came in from Fair's friend, telling
police that the boy was holding the gun when Fair was shot in the
head. The boy told several versions of the event to police before
finally admitting he was the one holding the weapon when it went off.
Lt.
Jawarski Shelton reported, “Eventually, he admitted that he was
actually holding the gun when it fired and that he was actually loading a
magazine into the weapon. When he pulled the slide back, the gun
fired.”
After
searching a nearby wooded area, on Monday morning police found the
pistol used in the shooting. The weapon had been taken from the boy's
grandfather's truck without permission.
The
victim's mother, Michelle Fair, cried as she talked about her daughter
and the accident. "She was strong. She was creative. She was definitely
one of a kind. She was so beautiful." Fair added, "I know it was an
accident, and he’ll have to pay for that accident for a long time. I
feel sorry for them. I feel sorry for him. I’ll lose my daughter
forever. They’re going to lose their kid for a long time, too."
Watch a local news report on the story in the video below:
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