Target shooters arrested after stray bullet wounds 94-year-old Alabama woman inside house
4 suspects shooting guns into wooded area charged with second-degree assault
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}People shooting at targets in Alabama fired a stray bullet that passed through the window of a nearby home and wounded a 94-year-old woman inside, a sheriff said.
Cherokee County Sheriff Jeff Shaver said his office arrested four people on charges of second-degree assault because they were shooting guns into a wooded area without a proper backstop.
The injured woman was taken to a hospital and was expected to recover, Al.com and WTVM-TV reported.
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Alabama suspects responsible for a stray bullet injuring a 94-year-old woman inside a home have been arrested.
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The shooting happened Sunday afternoon in the county on the Alabama-Georgia state line. The sheriff said the four people charged were all from out of town and had bonded out of jail.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"People just don’t think,’’ Shaver said. "Just make sure if you’re going to target practice, you have a proper backstop or you could have unintended consequences."