Shooting Incident Over the Weekend in Lawrence County

DEPUTIES WITH THE LAWRENCE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE RESONDED TO A REPORTED SHOOTING OVER THE WEEKEND ON BUFFALO ROAD. ACCORDING TO REPORTS, THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON SUNDAY AND THE COMPLAINANT WHO WAS ALSO THE OFFENDER ADVISED THAT HE HAD ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIS MOTHER IN THE HAND. THE VICTIM WAS LOCATED WHO ADVISED HER SON ACCIDENTLY SHOT HER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHOOT WILD DOGS THAT HAD BEEN ATTACKING THEIR SHEEP AND LIVESTOCK. THE GUN WENT OFF AS HE WAS BRINGING THE GUN AROUND THE PASSENGER WINDOW. THREE FIREARMS WERE LOCATED IN THE VEHICLE AND SEIZED ALONG WITH A BAG WHICH CONTAINED TWO GLASS PIPES USED FOR SMOKING MARIJUANA, A CARTRIDGE WITH A BROWN LIQUID LIKE SUBSTANCE INSIDE, A BLUE GREEN SILICONE SKULL CONTAINER WITH A WAS SUBSTANCE INSIDE AND A ZIP LOCK BAG WITH GREEN LOOSE LEAFY SUBSTANCE THAT SMELLED LIKE MARIJUANA. THE MOTHER WAS TREATED BY EMS AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL.

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