92-year-old woman accidentally shoots grandson, his wife
May 23, 2006 10:57
CLINTON, Tenn. -- A 92-year-old woman mistook her grandson and his wife for intruders at her home and injured both with a single shot from her .357-caliber Magnum, police said.
Florence Duncan told deputies she awoke Sunday night to sounds of someone entering her home. She grabbed the pistol from the kitchen and fired at the pair as they entered the front door.
Her single shot struck her grandson Richard Duncan, 36, in the abdomen, exited his lower back and struck Danielle Duncan, 35, in the hand and chest.
The couple, who had a key to the home and had been caring for the grandmother, were flown to University of Tennessee Medical Center. The husband was released Monday and the wife was in stable condition.
Danielle Duncan is an Anderson County Sheriff's detective and was off duty at the time of the shooting.
It was unclear if the grandmother would face any charges, but in Tennessee it is legal to use deadly force against home intruders.
May 23, 2006 10:57
CLINTON, Tenn. -- A 92-year-old woman mistook her grandson and his wife for intruders at her home and injured both with a single shot from her .357-caliber Magnum, police said.
Florence Duncan told deputies she awoke Sunday night to sounds of someone entering her home. She grabbed the pistol from the kitchen and fired at the pair as they entered the front door.
Her single shot struck her grandson Richard Duncan, 36, in the abdomen, exited his lower back and struck Danielle Duncan, 35, in the hand and chest.
The couple, who had a key to the home and had been caring for the grandmother, were flown to University of Tennessee Medical Center. The husband was released Monday and the wife was in stable condition.
Danielle Duncan is an Anderson County Sheriff's detective and was off duty at the time of the shooting.
It was unclear if the grandmother would face any charges, but in Tennessee it is legal to use deadly force against home intruders.
