Man Trying To Get Rid Of Wasps Shoots Boy In Leg
Investigators: Bullet Strays Into Bedroom Where Boy Was Sleeping
POSTED: Wednesday, June 1, 2005
UPDATED: 12:24 pm CDT June 1,
2005
PASADENA, Texas -- A man who blasted a wasp's nest with a 12-gauge shotgun was jailed after an errant pellet injured a 5-year-old boy in a nearby apartment, police said.
Romeo Gonzalez, 18, was charged with deadly conduct and is being held in the Harris County Jail.Pasadena Police Sgt. J.M. Baird said Gonzalez fired the gun to break up a wasp's nest hanging from a tree outside his second-floor apartment in the 3600 block of Shaver shortly after midnight Wednesday. The pellet entered a first-floor apartment and struck David Marban in the thigh.The boy was hospitalized but is expected to recover.
Copyright 2005 by Click2Houston.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Romeo Gonzalez, 18, was charged with deadly conduct and is being held in the Harris County Jail.Pasadena Police Sgt. J.M. Baird said Gonzalez fired the gun to break up a wasp's nest hanging from a tree outside his second-floor apartment in the 3600 block of Shaver shortly after midnight Wednesday. The pellet entered a first-floor apartment and struck David Marban in the thigh.The boy was hospitalized but is expected to recover.Copyright 2005 by Click2Houston.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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