I heard that same story growing up. I forget, was it J.C. Bowen?
Fairview Public Schools superintendent possibly responsible for shooting(coyote hunting) woman while she sat in her home
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At least it wasnt a 50 caliber.
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
https://www.nbcdfw.com › news › local › stray_bullet_hi...
Nov 3, 2008 — A Benbrook man told Fort Worth police Tuesday he may have shot a 62-year-old woman with a stray .50 caliber bullet at Texas Motor Speedway ...
Possible Shooter Comes Forward in TMS Shooting
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
https://www.nbcdfw.com › news › local › stray_bullet_hi...
Nov 3, 2008 — A Benbrook man told Fort Worth police Tuesday he may have shot a 62-year-old woman with a stray .50 caliber bullet at Texas Motor Speedway ...
I remember that happening and had a .50 at the time. Terrible.
I had an M82-1 at the time. Formidable weapon, went through 5/8 plate at 200 yds, like melting butter.
Sounds terrible for the poor lady.
According to OP's first news link the sheriff said
"We did discover that a woman had been shot. The bullet penetrated her left arm, through her left breast and then into her right breast"
So I guess innie and outie wounds in left arm, innie and outie wounds in left breast and innie wound in right breast.
Hope the lady recovers.
She’s lucky she got shot in the boobs. If the bullet would’ve been just a few inches over (dependent on bra size lol) it could’ve hit her through the rib cage and got into vitals
Seems odd that removal would be risky based on the injury description.
The final resting place of the projectile may be inside the rib cage somewhere.
The article says it was a rifle and the distance was 1/4 mile.
Typically rifle round 2500 ft/sec to 3200. Probably on the higher side in open flat country.
1/4 mile = 1320 feet (440 yards), but the distance is not very precise.
440 yards out is well within what a rifle shooter in flat country should have been thinking about when judging if the shot was safe.
It takes a rifle about 1/2 second to cover the distance.
Acceleration from gravity = 32.2 ft per second
Depending on speed and distance a reasonable first estimate would be 2 to 5 feet of drop for a level shot. With a varmint round, probably on the low side of the estimate.
So it's in the range of possible from the reported information.
The final resting place of the projectile may be inside the rib cage somewhere.
The article says it was a rifle and the distance was 1/4 mile.
Typically rifle round 2500 ft/sec to 3200. Probably on the higher side in open flat country.
1/4 mile = 1320 feet (440 yards), but the distance is not very precise.
440 yards out is well within what a rifle shooter in flat country should have been thinking about when judging if the shot was safe.
It takes a rifle about 1/2 second to cover the distance.
Acceleration from gravity = 32.2 ft per second
Depending on speed and distance a reasonable first estimate would be 2 to 5 feet of drop for a level shot. With a varmint round, probably on the low side of the estimate.
So it's in the range of possible from the reported information.
I dont get shooting TOWARD A HOUSE ONLY 400 YDS AWAY???????
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