Minnesota Pastor Accidentally Shoots His Granddaughter

On December 10, 2012, a pastor shoots his teenage granddaughter in Rochester, Minnesota.

He fired on her when he believed someone was breaking into his house.

The 16-year-old sustained a gunshot wound to the left side of her neck, which damaged the carotid artery on the left side, according to the criminal complaint. The bullet struck two vertebrae in her neck causing them to fracture. The bullet traveled downward and struck a rib, fracturing it and causing injury to the upper lobe of her right lung. The 16-year-old had surgery and that her condition was improving.

The weapon seems to have been legally purchased.

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