Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Phoenix man killed in gun-safety demo

Part II in the ongoing "Irony Series" (see Part I)


ARIZONA DAILY STAR

Tucson, Arizona | Published: 05.18.2009

A 26-year-old Phoenix man accidentally killed himself early Sunday while explaining gun safety to two Sierra Vista residents.
Samuel Benally Jr. was at an apartment on West Tacoma Street when he said guns should be kept unloaded because people could point them at their heads, said Sierra Vista police Sgt. Brett Mitchell.
Benally then demonstrated by putting his own 9mm Ruger, which he believed to be unloaded, to his head and firing it, Mitchell said.
Benally was flown to University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, Mitchell said.
An investigation is ongoing, but police do not believe alcohol or drugs were involved, Mitchell said.
Kim Smith

2 comments:

  1. traffic- jam, when you're already late.
    a no smo- a- oking sign on your cigarette break. ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife.

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  2. This is a perfect example of natural selection in our everyday lives. We should print 10,000 copies of that story and drop them from a hot air balloon over the state of Kansas.

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