Georgia Man shoots at armadillo, bullet hits mother-in-law
LEE CO., GA (WALB) -
Authorities say a woman was accidentally shot by her son-in-law while he was trying to shoot an armadillo.
The incident had a lot of people scratching their heads- even law enforcement.
"Just the circumstances, just all the way around, the whole situation was unusual," said Investigator Bill Smith with the Lee county Sheriff's Office.
The shooting happened Sunday night on Gosa Road.
Lee County Sheriff's deputies said 54-year-old Larry McElroy was outside when he fired his 9 mm pistol at the armadillo. The bullet killed the animal, but also ricocheted off of it, hit a fence, went through the back door of his mother-in-law's mobile home, through a recliner she was sitting in, and into her back.
Read more: http://www.wnem.com/story/28786983/man-shoots-at-armadillo-bullet-hits-mother-in-law#ixzz3XF9zPypQ
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I assume he's going to claim it was self-defense. The 'dillo was probably digging into the ground the guy was standing on.
At least he got the 'dillo. The M-I-L can be considered collateral damage...... 
...for those also having a mother-in-law, you are only an armadillo away from a peaceful weekend. 
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