Police Officer Accidentally Kills 5 Year Old Boy

[CrAzYMoFo]

NOBLE, Okla. -- A stray bullet from the gun of a Noble police officer, meant for a snake in a rural area, struck and killed a 5-year-old boy Friday night, authorities confirmed.

Jack Tracy said he was fishing with his 5-year-old grandson, Austin Haley, Friday night when he saw the first shot hit the water near where they were standing. As he pulled his grandson to his side, he said, a second shot hit the boy in the head.

According to Noble City Manager Bob Wade, two officers were investigating a call from a family about a snake. Wade said it was in a rural, wooded and isolated area near a pond with no houses.

Officers shot at the snake but then heard Austin screaming. He was taken to an area hospital where he died.

He said the incident was under investigation and that Noble's mayor and city attorney had been notified.

"All I can say is that this is extremely tragic," he said. "We are just devastated."

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Very Sad

 

[Kritish]

Who the hell uses their firearm to kill a snake? Dumb ass cop.

 

[Excel]

that sucks; i feel bad for the officer. must feel horrible.

 

[Addendum]

What a lousy shot

 

[JP]

That must have been the dumbest decision of there lives.


Idiots.

 

[Kritish]

The cop needs to lose his badge for this one. :

 

[CrAzYMoFo]

I would think there would be some sort of procedure to catching a wild animal, instead of just pulling out your gat and firing some shots at it.

 

[Kritish]

Here's an idea, leave the snake alone. Snakes don't go looking for victims to bite.

 

[black_dust]

What a dumbass, really sad for the family of the kid

 

[AhabTheArab]

do you guys search for the worst **** on the net or something? like who wants to post this, and get more people sad cuz they feel sad? why do i want to be depressed?

 

[samurai black]

do you guys search for the worst **** on the net or something? like who wants to post this, and get more people sad cuz they feel sad? why do i want to be depressed?

I agree that it's terrible news, but isn't most stuff we see on the 6 o clock the same? That said, my heart goes out to the victim's family. The boy was just starting his life, man... The officers who shot him should be tried for criminal negligence (hope i spelled that right). When does it seems ever ok to just fire rounds. Even if the snake was poisonous, why not use their clubs/batons whatever. This decision will haunt them probably for the rest of their lives. But you know what they say...The road to Hell is paved by NOBLE intentions.

 

[Kritish]

I agree that it's terrible news, but isn't most stuff we see on the 6 o clock the same? That said, my heart goes out to the victim's family. The boy was just starting his life, man... The officers who shot him should be tried for criminal negligence (hope i spelled that right). When does it seems ever ok to just fire rounds. Even if the snake was poisonous, why not use their clubs/batons whatever. This decision will haunt them probably for the rest of their lives. But you know what they say...The road to Hell is paved by NOBLE intentions.

Here's an idea, remove the snake without killing it.

 

[Secret_Riddle]

Hick cops.

 

[Addendum]

Here's an idea, remove the snake without killing it.

Or better yet, actually find the snake the first and see what kind of snake it is, specifically if it's venomous or not

 

[Bat Attack]

What was that Pig thinking trying to shoot a snake with a gun? MORON!

 

[Addendum]

Don't you know if you're trying to kill a snake, you use a blunt object. Like a stick or rock or a midget or your mother in law

 

[nosebleed.]

*shakes head* imagine what that poor family is going through...such a stupid reason for a child to die.

 

[Addendum]

But it happened in Oklahoma, so don't expect a wealth of intelligence in the populaton

 

[Jack Rabbit]

Well, it was Oklahoma.

 

[boydston_14]

But it happened in Oklahoma, so don't expect a wealth of intelligence in the populaton

..............

I don't even know how to respond to that as an Oklahoman.

 

[Kelly]

Was the snake flying?

 

[Jack Rabbit]

..............

I don't even know how to respond to that as an Oklahoman.

Well, there you go.

 

[Holly]

did the kid look like a snake? if so, then i would understand

 

[Frantik]

Unbelievably sad also. I just can't believe this. I know that cop must be beyond devastated but then again, that doesn't compare to the loss for that family. There really is just nothing to say but I am so sorry this happened.

 

[Kelly]

damn, unless the ground was hard as a rock, if he was shooting at a snake on the ground, the bullet should have just gone into the ground.....


Theres more to it than that.....shooting at a snake sounds like a load of bull**** to me....