Georgia sheriff refuses to talk to police about shooting death
Source: Reuters
(Reuters) - A Georgia sheriff being investigated for injuring a woman in a shooting called it a "tragic and heartbreaking accident" on Tuesday, but he has continued to refuse to talk to police about what happened, authorities said.
Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill has not been charged in the shooting, which he so far has declined to discuss, said Gwinnett County police spokesman Deon Washington.
Hill critically injured 43-year-old Gwenevere McCord, a real estate agent and friend, inside a model show home in a subdivision in Gwinnett County on Sunday, police said.
Hill and McCord were alone in the home when the shooting occurred, according to Gwinnett police. Hill reported the shooting as an accident.
He called McCord "very dear to me" in a statement posted on the Clayton County Sheriff's Office Facebook page.
"I have been entirely focused on Gwenevere and her family," Hill wrote. "I will continue to pray unceasingly for her recovery."
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Something's really hinky with this.
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But, I'd image that the sheriff knows enough to keep his mouth shut until his lawyer tells him to talk.
"It just went off" won't fly.
edit to add: best wishes for a full recovery. And a new beau.
