A 14-year-old girl in Louisiana is recovering from a gunshot wound after a man opened fire at children playing hide-and-seek on his property.
David Boyle, 58, was arrested for allegedly shooting at the children outside his home. The incident took place on May 7 in the Starks neighborhood. Boyle claimed to have seen shadows outside his house before getting his gun and firing at the individuals he saw running away, accidentally hitting the girl.
Boyle has been charged with several offenses, including four counts of aggravated assault with a firearm, aggravated battery, and illegal firearm discharge.
This latest shooting is part of a recent trend of incidents sparked by trivial reasons.
In Cleveland, Texas, a man killed five people after being asked to stop firing his rifle while a baby was trying to sleep on May 1. Francisco Oropesa was arrested two days later and charged with five counts of first-degree murder.
In North Carolina, on April 18, a 24-year-old man allegedly shot a 6-year-old girl and two adults after a basketball rolled into his yard. Robert Louis Singletary is facing several charges, including attempted first-degree murder.
In Kansas City, Missouri, on April 13, Ralph Yarl, 16, was shot when he went to the wrong address while picking up his younger twin brothers from a friend’s house. Andrew Lester has pleaded not guilty to armed criminal action and first-degree assault charges.
On April 15, Kaylin Gillis, 20, was fatally shot in upstate New York after the car she was in with her boyfriend and two friends turned into the wrong driveway while looking for a friend’s house. Kevin Monahan, 65, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder.
