A 9-year-old girl vacationing with her family
accidentally shot and killed an instructor at a shooting range, authorities
said. The shooting happened at 10 a.m. Monday at Arizona Last Stop, a tourist
spot southeast of Las Vegas. According to the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office, the
instructor – identified as Charles Vacca, 39 – was standing next to the girl,
teaching her how to use an automatic Uzi. The girl’s parents stood nearby,
capturing video of the experience.
As the girl pulled the trigger, the recoil caused
her to lose control of the gun, with Vacca accidentally shot in the head, the
Mohave County Sheriff’s Office said. Vacca was flown to University Medical
Center, where he was pronounced dead. Sam Scarmardo, the gun range operator,
was distraught about Vacca's death.
"We instruct kids as young as 5 on .22
rifles, and they don't get to handle high firearms, but they're under the
supervision of their parents and of our professional range masters,"
Scarmardo said.
Source: GMA
Source: GMA
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