Man Shoots & Wounds Friendly Intruder

By Ammoland

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Las Vegas, NV –-(Ammoland.com)- WIVB-TV 4 reports (9/4/2016) in Vienna, New York, State police say a man shot and wounded a friend whom he mistakenly took for an intruder. The 23-year-old man was shot after he returned to his friend’s home to retrieve his cell phone.

The wounded man had been at the home earlier Saturday but had left. He returned just before 9:30 p.m. to recover his phone. That’s when the resident fired a single round from a long gun into the man’s shoulder.

Officials didn’t name the victim, who was taken by Mercy Flight to a hospital in Syracuse. He’s expected to survive. The resident immediately called 911 following the shooting.

A message left for a comment on his phone hasn’t been returned. DUH!

There have been no arrests.

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Fortunately for all concerned here, the shot was not fatal. Always use warnings where time and …Read the Rest

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