Deputy fired after accidentally shooting her daughter, 11 at Halloween party

[groundloop]

Source: CBS News

LINCOLNTON, N.C. -- An off-duty Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office deputy has been fired after she accidentally shot her 11-year-old daughter while she was reportedly showing off her service weapon at a Halloween party.

Lincoln County Sheriff David Carpenter confirmed that Misty Michelle Flowers was fired on Monday. Carpenter said in a news release that Flowers was negligent while showing the handgun to friends Saturday night at her house. Neighbors tell CBS affiliate WBTV she had been hosting a Halloween party attended by children at the time of the incident. Police say the gun discharged accidentally and the bullet went through a wall and struck her daughter in the abdomen in the next room.

Carpenter says Flowers’ firing came independent of a State Bureau of Investigation probe currently underway regarding the shooting.

The Sheriff’s Office policy says firearms are expected to be locked away when they are at a deputy’s home.

Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/misty-flowers-north-carolina-deputy-fired-after-accidentally-shooting-her-daughter-11-at-halloween-party/

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The article also says the girl was airlifted to a local medical center where she underwent surgery and is expected to recover.

[CBGLuthier]

2. I am happy she was fired but missed the part where she was charged.

Oh yeah, parental/cop immunity when you shoot your loved ones on "accident."

There are no such things as gun accidents. Period. There are people doing stupid fucking things with guns. Always.

[Wuddles440]

3. After spending 30 years in Federal law enforcement..

I encountered numerous individuals that should never be permitted to carry a badge, let alone, a gun. Most of these people were serving at the local and state levels, but the Federal departments also had their share of incompetent personnel.

[Egnever]

4. That is pretty bad luck

To hit someone through a wall.

Dumb as hell to be showing off a gun like it is some sort of toy, still amazingly bad luck to hit someone with the discharge through a wall.

[LanternWaste]

5. Imagine the luck had the wall not been there.

Imagine the luck had the wall not been there.

[onehandle]

6. But training makes guns 100% safe!

Wayne (Soaked In The Blood Of Children) LaPierre says so!

[Ken Burch]

7. If I was that former deputy, I wouldn't be expecting too many Mother's Day cards after this.

[barbtries]

8. accident my ass.

unless it is stated that this was a 100% preventable accident caused by criminal negligence. i'm so happy the child will live, but still believe charges are more than warranted in this case.

[InkAddict]

9. What - not on paid leave pending investigation??? eom

Charge her; lock her up; no bail. Let her defense lawyer sort out how to obstruct jury selection.

[HAB911]

10. Guns don't shoot people

Cops shoot people

[Chakab]

12. They also shoot themselves.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

11. If a sheriff's deputy can be this careless

maybe there simply is no such thing as a responsible gun owner.

I'm sure lots of members here will jump in to explain to me how totally wrong I am, but if I can't trust someone like this to be careful with a gun, who can I possibly trust?