Florida dad killed by neighbors stray bullet as family welcomes home newborn
The happiest day turns to horror.
I hope the media follows this story and investigates where he got the gun, who sold it to him, how do felons go about getting handguns. Trace the weapon back to the irresponsible owner who sold it to a stranger.
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The happiest day turns to horror.
A musician, teacher and new father is dead after a stray bullet pierced the wall of his Florida home on Tuesday and struck him in the back of the head. The Panama City News Herald reported that 33-year-old Justin Ayers and his wife were welcoming their 3-day-old baby home from the hospital with relatives when Justin was killed.
The bullet came from the house next door, where 62-year-old Charles Edward Shisler picked up a .9 mm pistol by the trigger, causing it to discharge. When sheriffs deputies arrived, they found Shisler standing on his porch, although he initially was belligerent and uncooperative.
The damn gun doesnt usually shoot, said Shisler, according to his arrest report. You have to squeeze the hell out of the trigger to shoot it.
A blood test taken more than four hours after the shooting found that Shisler had a blood alcohol level of .079. The legal limit for driving in Florida is .08.
Shisler told deputies he had tried to pick up the gun by its trigger. After the gunshot, he said, he hastily tried to hide the weapon under his mattress.
Deputies arrested Shisler and charged him with manslaughter and for being a convicted felon in possession of a handgun. He had a previous felony weapons conviction from 2006, according to the Herald News.
I hope the media follows this story and investigates where he got the gun, who sold it to him, how do felons go about getting handguns. Trace the weapon back to the irresponsible owner who sold it to a stranger.