Accidental Shooter Comes Forward, Gets Lesser Charge
The incident involved a 9mm Glock handgun. Here's what happened.
A West Chicago man ducked felony charges after he came clean about accidentally firing a pistol inside his friend's home, police said. Aaron M. Studer, 22, of the 3N400 block of Hickory Knoll, was charged instead with a misdemeanor count of reckless conduct in the Jan. 21, 2013 shooting incident on Monroe Avenue. Studer could have faced a felony charge of reckless discharge of a firearm, but police were obviously impressed with Studer. In their report on the incident, police described Studer as “extremely honest and apologetic,” and noted he was forthcoming about taking responsibility for the accident. Studer offered immediately to pay for the damage, police said. Other factors considered were the shooting was unintended — Studer did not …
heather Cowoftheastsun
5:32 pm on Monday, February 4, 2013
How about, glad she was ok? People worry about the wrong things. more ›