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Electric Monk

(13,869 posts) Sat Mar 14, 2015, 09:06 PM Mar 2015

Man shot in pelvis at Charlotte, Vermont gun range

A Shelburne man was shot Friday in a mishap at a Charlotte gun range, the Vermont State Police say.

Joshua Scarfone, 19, was target shooting at theLaberge Gun Range off of Lime Kiln Road in Charlotte on Friday afternoon when JoshuaRamstrom, 20, of Hinesburg experienced "a negligent discharge," Trooper Angela Baker said in a statement.

Ramstrom was "converting a rifle to a pistol" when the discharge occurred, Baker said. The shot struck Scarfone in the pelvis.

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Police are continuing to investigate the incident, Baker said. The case will be forwarded to the Chittenden County State Attorney's Office for review.

http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/local/2015/03/13/man-shot-charlotte-gun-range/70290030/

I wonder if he feels safer yet?

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Man shot in pelvis at Charlotte, Vermont gun range (Original Post) Electric Monk Mar 2015 OP

Another ignorant yahoo among us with his dang gunz. Hoyt Mar 2015 #1

Hoyt

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1. Another ignorant yahoo among us with his dang gunz.

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Sat Mar 14, 2015, 11:35 PM

Mar 2015

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