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one_voice

(20,043 posts)
Mon Apr 15, 2013, 12:37 PM Apr 2013

Police: Oregon City man prepping for new job killed girl

OREGON CITY, OR (KPTV) -

Oregon City police released the names Monday of the people involved in an accidental shooting that left a 9-year-old girl dead.

Shayla Shonneker, 9, was playing in her backyard while her mother's boyfriend, 32-year-old Joseph Wolters, was handling his gun inside the home.

As Wolters was practicing holstering and un-holstering his gun, it went off, police said, and the bullet traveled outside and struck Shonneker.

Police and paramedics first received the call just before 5 p.m. and responded to the 2000 block of 12th Street in Oregon City.

A LifeFlight helicopter was soon called in and Shonneker was rushed to Oregon Health & Science University Hospital, where she died.

Wolters, who lives at the home, cooperated with police during an interview with detectives.


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http://www.kptv.com/story/21975341/police-9-year-old-girl-shot-in-the-head-has-died
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Police: Oregon City man prepping for new job killed girl (Original Post) one_voice Apr 2013 OP
New job? Arctic Dave Apr 2013 #1
"He had recently been hired to an armed security job with an armored transport company, and he was Brickbat Apr 2013 #2
Another gun nut fantasy dipshit. Arctic Dave Apr 2013 #3
"You tawkin' to me? There's no one else here, so you must be tawkin' to me..." alcibiades_mystery Apr 2013 #4
"...his gun went off." Once again, the gun 'did it'. Thus, guns DO kill people! n/t LeftinOH Apr 2013 #5
Prepping for new job at Westworld, maybe cthulu2016 Apr 2013 #6
Oh dear, well.... arthritisR_US Apr 2013 #7
 

Arctic Dave

(13,812 posts)
1. New job?
Mon Apr 15, 2013, 12:44 PM
Apr 2013

As what, an old west gunfighter actor?

What the fuck kind of idiot thinks that is a large part of his job duty that he needs to practice in his home doing it.

Brickbat

(19,339 posts)
2. "He had recently been hired to an armed security job with an armored transport company, and he was
Mon Apr 15, 2013, 12:46 PM
Apr 2013

practicing handling his gun to prepare him for his new job. Wolters is also a member of the military reserve."

cthulu2016

(10,960 posts)
6. Prepping for new job at Westworld, maybe
Mon Apr 15, 2013, 01:14 PM
Apr 2013

"practicing holstering and un-holstering his gun" is a hell of a euphemism for what children (and Travis Bickle types) do while mouthing tough-guy slogans.

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