Indictment returned in fatal shooting at Jarvisville

[SecularMotion]

CLARKSBURG — A 57-year-old Salem woman was indicted Wednesday in the death of her juvenile grandson.

Tina D. Owens of Jarvisville was charged with misdemeanor involuntary manslaughter in an indictment handed up to Harrison County Circuit Judge John Lewis Marks Jr.

Owens thought she heard potential intruders outside her house and fired a .40-caliber handgun three times during the nighttime hours, Harrison Prosecutor Joe Shaffer said.

Harrison Sheriff’s Lt. P.B. McCarty, who investigated, believes one of those bullets traveled about 200 yards toward her son’s home, through the pressboard shell and a section of drywall and struck 11-year-old William Owens in his upper body.

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[NYC_SKP]

1. Tragic. Handguns and rifles ought not be used this way.

One of the most misunderstood aspects to firearms is their range and penetrative power.

Rifles can send a projectile for more than a mile, even a .22.

People fire warning shots into the sky not realizing that they come down at deadly speed and have to land somewhere.

Had she fired a shotgun instead, or even a starter's pistol, this child would be alive.

More gun safety courses, please.

I would entertain the idea of a gun safety card or stamp for your driver's license or state ID (so that we don't have yet another card) to indicate that you have passed a safety examination.

You need to show your stamp to buy guns or ammo.

[ileus]

2. Joe's right if you're going to pull the warning shot trick to scare someone

use a shotgun...

Safety first, and carry on.