Cop, asked for medical help, shoots 4 yr old girl when aiming for dog
Cop, asked for medical help, shoots 4 yr old girl when aiming for dog
Gary Parsley said a Columbus Ohio Police Officer came to to his house in Whitehall on Friday to follow up on a hit and run case when his neighbor came running and asked the officer to help her sister who needed medical attention.
“She was wanting medical attention for her sister,” Gary said. “That’s why she called the guy over there.”
“I did hear the gunshot – it was very loud. At first I thought maybe he’d shot the dog, because she was saying something about “Why would you try to shoot the dog?” Then said “You shot my kid!”.”
Spokeswoman for the Columbus Police Department (CPD) Denise Alex-Bouzounis, said: “The officer fires one shot at the dog, misses the dog and accidentally shoots a four-year-old in the leg”
First responders arrived in minutes, and one of the paramedics brought 4-year old Ava Ellis out in a blanket before transporting her to Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Ava is expected to recover.
Mr. Parsley didn’t understand why the cop felt the need to shoot in the first place.
“He was a big guy and they have tasers and clubs and stuff” “I don’t know why you would raise a gun. I really don’t agree with him just pulling his gun out and trying to shoot the dog.” The dog was reportedly about 40 pounds.
Cop, asked for medical help, shoots 4 yr old girl when aiming for dog
The incident is under investigation and Jonathan Thomas has been identified by the Columbus Police Department as the officer who accidentally shot 4-year-old Ava Ellis on Friday, according to the Columbus Dispatch.
