Girl in costume at halloween party shot, mistaken for a skunk.

[powderman]

Girl in costume at Halloween party shot after being mistaken for skunk  Published October 21, 2012
Associated Press    FREEDOM, Pa. –  Police say a costumed 9-year-old girl was accidentally shot outside a western Pennsylvania home during a Halloween party by a relative who thought she was a skunk.
New Sewickley Township police say the girl was over a hillside and wearing a black costume and a black hat with a white tassel. Chief Ronald Leindecker says a male relative mistook her for a skunk and fired a shotgun, hitting her in the shoulder Saturday night.
 
Leindecker tells the Beaver County Times that the girl was alert and talking when she was flown to a hospital in Pittsburgh, about 30 miles away. Her condition was unavailable.
Leindecker says the man hadn't been drinking and he doesn't know whether charges will be filed.

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[quasne.inc]

Whatever happened to ALWAYS be sure of your target?

[Bravo 51...Over]

This brings to my mind the squirrel hunter a few years ago that shot a deer hunter out of a tree stand.  I'm all for the right to hunt but there are some people that just don't need to be in the woods with a firearm.  As the saying goes, "You can't fix stupid."

[Swift One]

Wow, that's incredible.