Ohio man shoots, wounds own son, mistakes him for intruder

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Ohio man shoots, wounds own son, mistakes him for intruder

Updated 3:29 am, Wednesday, April 27, 2016

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Police say an Ohio man shot and wounded his own son after mistaking him for an intruder.

Officers responded to a Columbus home Tuesday morning for an unknown complaint.

When they arrived they say 51-year-old Biyaga Ceesay told them that a stranger had shot his son. Later, the man said he accidentally shot his son because he thought he was an intruder trying to rob the family.

The boy is hospitalized in stable condition and is expected to recover.

Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Columbus-man-shoots-wounds-son-mistakes-him-for-7377714.php

[sarisataka]

11. So a child getting shot

Is funny and something you "root" for...

[NBachers]

2. He didn't "accidentally" shoot his son, he intentionally shot him.

[muriel_volestrangler]

4. And then lied to the police about it, at first

Couldn't even take responsibility for shooting his son.

[ileus]

3. That's why I have a light on my HD pistol, and

a second light beside it.


Safety first, always ID your target.

[Major Nikon]

7. If safety was really first, you wouldn't own one to begin with

Guns do not make anyone safer, they always make you less safe.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

5. The local NRA is pissed.

"We done learned him to shoot gosh darn better'n den dat, we shur nuff did."

[cynzke]

6. Oddly Enough!

I think family members are ahead in the tolls!

[lunasun]

8. another gun family in the news today

http://wgno.com/2016/04/26/child-gets-hold-of-gun-in-car-shoots-and-kills-woman-driving-witnesses/
Relatives say a woman was fatally shot in the back by her 2-year-old son as she drove in Milwaukee. ..............

[Coventina]

10. The only thing that stops a bad baby with a gun, is a GOOD baby with a gun!

[Judi Lynn]

14. Shockingly worse than ordinary accidental killings. Wow. Thank you for the info. n/t

[lunasun]

15. yes did you see the size of the Hwy? Could have been multiple deaths from a big crash up

if the child had shot her dead in the head while driving
including possibly the young shooter

[muriel_volestrangler]

16. Looks like the gun belonged to her boyfriend, probably a 'security officer'

The woman's father, Andre Price, says his daughter was driving her boyfriend's car when she was shot.

According to witness accounts, Price’s 2-year old child retrieved a firearm that slid out from under the driver’s seat and shot through the seat, striking the driver. The driver’s mother and one-year-old child were in the front passenger seat. The children were not in car seats.

According to the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office, deputies found a security officer’s gun belt, belonging to the victim’s boyfriend, on the floor of the front passenger seat. The 40-caliber firearm was found on the floor of the back seat behind the driver’s seat.

http://fox6now.com/2016/04/27/relative-milwaukee-2-year-old-fatally-shot-mother-in-back/

So, it looks like he was armed for his profession, so was presumably trained.

[Coventina]

9. Must have missed that episode of "Family Ties".

[KinMd]

13. My fool proof way to advoid this...

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sell the gun, got to shelter and adopt a dog

[C Moon]

18. Like it!!

[Nye Bevan]

17. There are so many more stories like this than stories where a *real* intruder gets shot.

Has there ever been any actual study done on the ratio? I'm guessing at least 10 to 1.

[C Moon]

19. Agreed!

[awoke_in_2003]

20. I used to hunt dove and pheasant...

you always ID'ed the bird in flight (and they can fly fast) before shooting. This was especially important as you did not want to get caught shooting a female pheasant. You also had to be aware of other hunters around you, so as to not fire in their direction. Why can't people get "identify target before pulling trigger"?