Thread: Teen Shot in Head at 'Haunted' House

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this made for an interesting read this AM--






Teen Shot in Head at 'Haunted' House
By RACHEL HOAG, AP


COLUMBUS, Ohio (Aug. 24) - The father of a 17-year-old girl who was shot in the head while ghost hunting with friends said Friday that the group had been out for harmless fun.
"It doesn't make any sense. These were five good kids and this was something they've done in the past," Greg Barezinsky said.

Rachel Barezinsky was injured Tuesday night when a man who lives in a house considered spooky by local teenagers shot at the carload of five girls, police said.
Barezinsky, a high school senior whose classmates started classes Friday, remained in critical condition, the family said. She remained on a breathing machine and neck brace but was able to give a "thumbs up" sign, they said.

"It's going to be a long haul," Greg Barezinsky said. "It's going to take time."
The girls and other high school students have gone out to cemeteries to hunt for ghosts before, Greg Barezinsky said at Ohio State University Medical Center.
Family members said they did not want to discuss the felonious assault charges against Allen S. Davis, 40, who lives in the house with his mother.

Davis' home, across from a cemetery and overgrown with trees and weeds, had a reputation among local teens for being haunted. Students at Thomas Worthington High School in suburban Columbus had been daring each other to knock on the door or go in the yard, police Lt. Doug Francis said.

Three of the girls had gotten out of the car and taken a few steps onto Davis' property, but then jumped back in and circled the block. Barezinsky was struck while sitting in the car as it passed the house again.

Davis has told reporters he fired from his bedroom window to scare away trespassers and didn't mean to hurt the girls. He told officers he was aiming for the car's tires. He called the girls juvenile delinquents and said they shouldn't have been on his property.
He told reporters Wednesday he had prepared the rifle after numerous instances of trespassing.

"It's really something how homeowners defend themselves and the way the laws are written, we're the ones brought up on charges while the perpetrators get little or nothing," Davis said.
Francis said Davis told investigators he had never called police about any problems with trespassers.

I read that a while ago. My question is who in the right mind gives a guy who even looks like that a gun. Yes I know its superficial, but... C'mon:

It really is a pity:


Also, I understand it was a "dare," not ghost hunting.

Mike

Hrmm seems like he had something ELSE in mind when he was trying to shoot out thier tires rather than scare them away... I watch waaay too much Law & Order.

Yeah, wouldn't you shoot up in the air to scare someone? Going for the tires - must really consider himself a good aim (which he obviously wasn't).

I just thought it was interesting read-- and yea mike is right---
HE doesn't look all to there does he????

Sometimes the facts are scarier then anything ever written as far as fiction, HUH?

Anyone reminded of The Burbs here, not the shooting the girl in the head, but the creepy house and people....

That guy reminds me of Lloyd Christmas.....from Dumb & Dumber....nice hair cut.

Originally Posted by jkcoop

Yeah, wouldn't you shoot up in the air to scare someone? Going for the tires - must really consider himself a good aim (which he obviously wasn't).

The answer to your question is no, you don't shoot into the air to scare someone away, something about what goes up must come down.
If you just want to scare them you shoot into the ground at your feet, a contrlled trajectory for the bullet. It's the noise that should be acting as the scare factor.
He should have called the police, and followed the law, only if he felt his life was in danger should he have shot at them, and at that point, you shoot to kill.

I had the oppurtunity to serve on a felonious assault jury once. It was a great experience. This case is similar to the one that I was a juror on, except we decided the guy that shot someone had the right to do so. ( A group of about 15 guys came onto his property with baseball bats and started beating his fiance across the face) In order for him not to be convicted he will have to prove that he felt his life was in danger, and that he took all steps possible before using deadly force. (IE: calling the police)

So basically, this dude is screwed.

Put him in a cage, i can use him in my haunted house.

lol

Originally Posted by FontGeek

The answer to your question is no, you don't shoot into the air to scare someone away, something about what goes up must come down.
If you just want to scare them you shoot into the ground at your feet, a contrlled trajectory for the bullet. It's the noise that should be acting as the scare factor.
He should have called the police, and followed the law, only if he felt his life was in danger should he have shot at them, and at that point, you shoot to kill.

INCORRECT. YOU DO NOT USE A GUN TO SCARE SOMEONE. There meant to KILL people. I am an NRA member for years and I also carry a gun. I would NEVER pull out a gun just to SCARE a person. If I pull it out I feel my life or my families life is in danger of being taken. That is the ONLY reason you can pull a gun.