Overeager Louisiana Homeowner Shoots Neighborhood Child Playing Hide-and-Seek
- A 14-year-old girl suffered non-life-threatening injuries after being shot in the back of the head while playing with friends on a neighbor's property.
- year-old David V. Doyle claimed he saw shadows outside his home, retrieved his gun, and began firing at people running away from his property.
- Doyle was charged with aggravated battery, four counts of aggravated assault with a firearm, and illegal discharge of a firearm.
- The incident is the latest in a series of shootings in which U.S. gun owners have fired at young people mistakenly on their property.
- Details suggest the property owner acted rashly in an attempt to protect himself without properly assessing the situation.