A man in upstate New York was charged with murder on Monday in the killing of a woman who was in a car that mistakenly turned into his driveway, law enforcement officials said. Via the New York Times:
The woman and the three friends she was with never got out of the car on Saturday night, Jeffrey J. Murphy, the Washington County sheriff, said at a news conference. They were turning around after realizing their error when the man, Kevin Monahan, 65, stepped out of his house, in Hebron, N.Y., and fired at least two shots at the car, the sheriff said.
Because that's what responsible gun owners do, dammit! If it moves, you're entitled to shoot it!
One of the bullets struck the woman, Kaylin Gillis, 20, and the group drove about six miles to a nearby town before they got through to 911, Sheriff Murphy said. Emergency services workers responded and performed lifesaving measures on Ms. Gillis, but she was pronounced dead, the sheriff said.
Sheriff Murphy described the killing of Ms. Gillis, who lived in Schuylerville, N.Y., about 20 miles from where the shooting happened, as “very sad.” He said he knew “for a fact that she comes from a good family” that he knew personally.
As if some victims of random violence are somehow more worthy than others, I guess.
