Police in Louisiana, USA have charged a 58-year-old man in connection with the shooting of children who were playing hide-and-seek, one of whom was injured.The incident happened early Sunday, May 7 in the small town of Starks, Louisiana. Police say that a group of juveniles were playing hide and seek in the area and were hiding on the neighbors property, when David V. Doyle fired his weapon.Doyle told detectives that he observed shadows outside his home, at which time he went inside and retrieved his firearm. He then advised detectives he went back outside and observed people running away from his property, at which time he began shooting at them, according to a release from the Calcasieu Parish Sheriffs Office.A 14-year-old girl was shot in the back of the head and was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries, the department said.The area where the shooting occurred is a dead-end road with only three residents: Doyle, the victims family and a relative of the victims family, local news media KPLC reported.Doyle was charged with aggravated battery; four counts of aggravated assault with a firearm; and illegal discharge of a firearm, the department said. The post American man arrested in connection with the shooting of a 14-year-old girl while she was playing hide-and-seek appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.
American man arrested in connection with the shooting of a 14-year-old girl while she was playing hide-and-seek
Police in Louisiana, USA have charged a 58-year-old man in connection with the shooting of children who were playing hide-and-seek, one of whom was injured.The incident happened early Sunday, May 7 in the small town of Starks, Louisiana. Police say that a group of juveniles were playing hide and seek in the area and were hiding on the neighbors property, when David V. Doyle fired his weapon.Doyle told detectives that he observed shadows outside his home, at which time he went inside and retrieved his firearm. He then advised detectives he went back outside and observed people running away from his property, at which time he began shooting at them, according to a release from the Calcasieu Parish Sheriffs Office.A 14-year-old girl was shot in the back of the head and was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries, the department said.The area where the shooting occurred is a dead-end road with only three residents: Doyle, the victims family and a relative of the victims family, local news media KPLC reported.Doyle was charged with aggravated battery; four counts of aggravated assault with a firearm; and illegal discharge of a firearm, the department said. The post American man arrested in connection with the shooting of a 14-year-old girl while she was playing hide-and-seek appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.
