Detective: Arriving at the scene, it was pretty upsetting. It was in the back of Walmart by all of the hunting equipment. On the left of the counter, was a little girl laying on her stomach. Beside her was her two sobbing parents. Then back away's was an employee who was shaking.
As I approached the Walmart employee, I asked what had happened. He told me that he was showing the father how to load a gun because the dad wanted to try and hunt this Fall. As the employee was demonstrating how to put the bullets in, someone ran into him and bumped the gun out of his hands. The gun hit the floor and fired and it got this innocent little girl. "She was only 12!", cried the mother.
Coroner: The body had just arrived five minutes ago. It appears that when the gun hit the floor, the bullet shot straight up into her jaw/neck area. This is a hard case for me. I mean, she was only 12 years old! When I was examining the entry wound, I had to cover up her face. It was just too much for me to handle.
Attorney: Walking into the courtroom and seeing the parents crying and photos of the crime scene on boards was difficult. I explained that it was and accident. This whole incident was a cause and effect. When I was interviewing the family, the father blamed himself.
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