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n2doc

(47,953 posts)
Mon Apr 13, 2015, 08:39 PM Apr 2015

Georgia Man shoots at armadillo, bullet hits mother-in-law

LEE CO., GA (WALB) -
Authorities say a woman was accidentally shot by her son-in-law while he was trying to shoot an armadillo.

The incident had a lot of people scratching their heads- even law enforcement.

"Just the circumstances, just all the way around, the whole situation was unusual," said Investigator Bill Smith with the Lee county Sheriff's Office.

The shooting happened Sunday night on Gosa Road.

Lee County Sheriff's deputies said 54-year-old Larry McElroy was outside when he fired his 9 mm pistol at the armadillo. The bullet killed the animal, but also ricocheted off of it, hit a fence, went through the back door of his mother-in-law's mobile home, through a recliner she was sitting in, and into her back.



Read more: http://www.wnem.com/story/28786983/man-shoots-at-armadillo-bullet-hits-mother-in-law#ixzz3XF9zPypQ

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Georgia Man shoots at armadillo, bullet hits mother-in-law (Original Post) n2doc Apr 2015 OP
Does it really take a gun to take down an armadillo? notadmblnd Apr 2015 #1
They are armor plated. I think it takes a shot to the head. CottonBear Apr 2015 #5
I've gotta give this guy a pass. Even the best sharp shooter coiuldn't have napi21 Apr 2015 #2
What do you mean? nt Laffy Kat Apr 2015 #3
Men gotta kill Politicalboi Apr 2015 #4
No sympathies for the 'dillo from here. lastlib Apr 2015 #9
Was the dillo armed? TheCowsCameHome Apr 2015 #6
Well, yeah-ahh....it was an "armed-dillo", after all..... lastlib Apr 2015 #8
Baked dillo is a favorite in GA... Sancho Apr 2015 #7
Hmmm. Tastes like chicken!! madinmaryland Apr 2015 #10
No, it don't. It tastes like diller. Nothing but a diller taste like a diller. Same goes for other flamin lib Apr 2015 #13
The instructive lesson here is... discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2015 #11
because shooting your mother in law is hilarious? Back to the Gungeon with you. Electric Monk Apr 2015 #12

notadmblnd

(23,720 posts)
1. Does it really take a gun to take down an armadillo?
Mon Apr 13, 2015, 08:41 PM
Apr 2015

I always thought they were pretty docile animals.

CottonBear

(21,613 posts)
5. They are armor plated. I think it takes a shot to the head.
Mon Apr 13, 2015, 09:03 PM
Apr 2015

I have trapped them and sent them off to wildlife services. I assume they shoot them in the head. They are an invasive animal in my state.

napi21

(45,806 posts)
2. I've gotta give this guy a pass. Even the best sharp shooter coiuldn't have
Mon Apr 13, 2015, 08:53 PM
Apr 2015

made a shot like that!

lastlib

(24,911 posts)
8. Well, yeah-ahh....it was an "armed-dillo", after all.....
Mon Apr 13, 2015, 11:11 PM
Apr 2015

I assume he's going to claim it was self-defense. The 'dillo was probably digging into the ground the guy was standing on.

At least he got the 'dillo. The M-I-L can be considered collateral damage......

flamin lib

(14,559 posts)
13. No, it don't. It tastes like diller. Nothing but a diller taste like a diller. Same goes for other
Thu Apr 16, 2015, 05:12 PM
Apr 2015

Roadkill.

discntnt_irny_srcsm

(18,578 posts)
11. The instructive lesson here is...
Tue Apr 14, 2015, 04:47 PM
Apr 2015

...for those also having a mother-in-law, you are only an armadillo away from a peaceful weekend.

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