Father: Woman shot by sheriff told police it was an accident

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Father: Woman shot by sheriff told police it was an accident
By KATE BRUMBACK, Associated Press | May 29, 2015 | Updated: May 29, 2015 3:34pm

ATLANTA (AP) — The woman who was shot and critically wounded by a Georgia sheriff told a detective the shooting was an accident that happened while they were practicing self-defense tactics in an empty model home, her father said Friday.

Gwenevere McCord, 43, was able to speak Thursday for the first time since the May 3 shooting after doctors removed a tube from her throat, her father Ernest McCord told The Associated Press.

Gwenevere McCord and Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill were alone in the model home in Gwinnett County, roughly 50 miles northeast of Hill's office, when the shooting happened. Hill called 911 and told an operator that it was an accident that happened while they were "practicing tactics." First responders found McCord by the front door of the home.

Hill faces a misdemeanor charge of reckless conduct in the shooting. He was released from jail on a $2,950 bond and has vowed to stay on the job.


Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Father-Woman-shot-by-sheriff-told-police-it-was-6294709.php

[Taitertots]

1. So... They were having sex right?

Either way, the story is consistent with the charges he is facing.

[gvstn]

2. I think they were getting into the mood for sex.

By getting all amped up practicing "defense maneuvers" first. Based only on the fact that they would have probably kept the sheriff away from her until they could get her story and try to match it to his. Her story did match.

[Taitertots]

5. Their stories don't match because the shooter hasn't given his side of the story to investigators

They were together after the shooting. If they wanted to get their stories straight, then they had ample time to do it.

[valerief]

3. I wonder what would happen if she hadn't said that. nt

[840high]

4. She's protecting him.

[mockmonkey]

6. "practicing tactics"

Now she knows how to defend herself when attacked with a banana.