Anak Ditembak Ayahnya Hingga Tewas, Dikira Pistol Kosong
Boy Shot to Death by His Father, Think the Gun was Empty
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Parulian Manalu
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Mercer (B2B) - Seorang pria berkebangsaan Amerika Serikat melangkah ke dalam truknya sambil memegang senjata api kemudian secara tidak sengaja menembak dan membunuh anak lelakinya sendiri yang berusia tujuh tahun, kata otoritas setempat.
Bocah tersebut tewas di Twigs Reloading Den di Lackawannock Township Timur sekitar 100 kilometer di utara Pittsburgh.
Berdasarkan laporan dari Kepolisian Pennsylvania, ayah tersebut diketahui bernama Joseph Loughrey (44) dan anaknya yang tewas tertembak di bagian dada itu bernama Craig.
Loughrey mengaku kepada polisi telah mengosongkan magazin pistol tersebut, namun tidak menyadari masih ada satu peluru tersisa di dalamnya.
"Ini sering terjadi ketika banyak orang menyangka pelurunya sudah kosong," kata Letnan Eric Hermick kepada Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
Mercer - A man's handgun went off while he was holding it as he got into his truck in the parking lot of a western Pennsylvania gun store Saturday, and the shot killed his 7-year-old son, authorities said.
The boy died at the scene at Twigs Reloading Den in East Lackawannock Township, 60 miles north of Pittsburgh.
According to state police, Joseph V Loughrey, 44, of Sharpsville, was getting into the truck when the 9 mm handgun discharged, wounding Craig Allen Loughrey in the chest.
Investigators said Loughrey told them he didn't realize there was a bullet still in the chamber.
"This happens all too often where people think the gun was empty," Lt. Eric Hermick told The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
