Mother accidentally shoots teenage daughter who was trying to surprise her

An Ohio woman will not face charges after accidentally shooting her 18-year-old daughter, according to local reports. Fox 8 reports police were called to a home in Girard on Aug. 30 for a shooting. WFMJ obtained the 911 call made by the victim's boyfriend:Caller:"My girlfriend just came home from college and her mom didn't know, like honestly -- she accidentally shot her and we don't know what to do."Dispatcher:"She accidentally shot her?"Caller:"Yes, I believe in the arm."Dispatcher:"Okay and how bad is she bleeding?"Caller:"It's pretty bad."The 18-year-old victim was arriving home early from college to surprise her mother. The mother was in her bedroom and heard a commotion downstairs. When her daughter burst into the room to surprise her, she opened fire with her revolver. "The mother who has a valid CCW permit - even though she was in her own house, was startled by some noises she heard in the kitchen or hallway area. She stated that the bedroom door opened where she was at -- and she had a gun readily available, and she fired a round at someone coming through the door," Girard Police Chief John Norman told WFMJ. The victim suffered a gunshot wound to her elbow and was taken to St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital.Girard City Prosecutor Michael Scala said his office declined to file charges against the mother. Norman had some advice for people to avoid such accidents: "If you realize someone has a gun for protection, and they're not expecting you -- announce yourself when you enter the home, or even if you're getting up to get a drink of water in the middle of the night, just announce yourself."

An Ohio woman will not face charges after accidentally shooting her 18-year-old daughter, according to local reports.

Fox 8 reports police were called to a home in Girard on Aug. 30 for a shooting.


WFMJ obtained the 911 call made by the victim's boyfriend:



Caller:

"My girlfriend just came home from college and her mom didn't know, like honestly -- she accidentally shot her and we don't know what to do."

Dispatcher:

"She accidentally shot her?"

Caller:

"Yes, I believe in the arm."

Dispatcher:

"Okay and how bad is she bleeding?"

Caller:

"It's pretty bad."

The 18-year-old victim was arriving home early from college to surprise her mother. The mother was in her bedroom and heard a commotion downstairs. When her daughter burst into the room to surprise her, she opened fire with her revolver.

"The mother who has a valid CCW permit - even though she was in her own house, was startled by some noises she heard in the kitchen or hallway area. She stated that the bedroom door opened where she was at -- and she had a gun readily available, and she fired a round at someone coming through the door," Girard Police Chief John Norman told WFMJ.

The victim suffered a gunshot wound to her elbow and was taken to St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital.

Girard City Prosecutor Michael Scala said his office declined to file charges against the mother.

Norman had some advice for people to avoid such accidents: "If you realize someone has a gun for protection, and they're not expecting you -- announce yourself when you enter the home, or even if you're getting up to get a drink of water in the middle of the night, just announce yourself."