Lok Nath Acharya

Two Dead and One Wounded in Shooting Accidents Maden Thapa, a 30-year-old Columbus, Ohio man, was unintentionally killed in his truck by another man who was handling a gun. According to the report, 25-year-old Lok Nath Acharya, had been alerted to the presence of the gun in a bathroom at a local newsstand. He removed …

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SUNDAY, JANUARY 9, 2022

Heather Sitton, an Indiantown, Florida mother of three, was struck in the shoulder by a stray bullet fired by neighbors who were using their backyard for target practice. The bullet passed through her collarbone and exited the other shoulder. She was flown to the hospital and is expected to survive.

Heather, her children, and others were in their own backyard when the accident occurred. According to the woman’s husband, Jason Sitton, backyard target practice is common in their neighborhood. "I'm yelling at the top of my lungs, 'Stop. You just shot my wife.' Like, 'Stop! Help! Help!' And they just kept shooting,'" he said.

Source:

Meghan McRoberts, “Heather Sitton: Mother of 3 Struck by Stray Bullet From Men Target-shooting Nearby,” wptv.com (January 11, 2022).

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