Louisiana man shot child playing hide and seek, sheriff says

A Louisiana man has been charged with aggravated assault and battery after taking pictures at kids who had been taking part in cover and search outdoors his dwelling, hanging a 14-year-old woman, officers stated.

The woman suffered a gunshot wound to the again of the top early Sunday, and was taken to a hospital with accidents that weren’t thought-about life-threatening, the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Workplace stated in a press release posted on social media Monday.

Investigators realized that a number of kids had been taking part in cover and search within the Starks neighborhood and had been hiding on the neighbor’s property.

David Doyle, 58, advised detectives that he received his gun when he noticed shadows outdoors his dwelling and shot at individuals he noticed operating away, unknowingly hitting the woman, officers stated.

It is the most recent in a sequence of latest shootings sparked by seemingly trivial circumstances.

Doyle was arrested and charged with aggravated battery, 4 counts of aggravated assault with a firearm and unlawful discharge of a firearm, the sheriff’s workplace stated. It is not recognized whether or not Doyle has an legal professional to talk on his behalf.