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9 year old girl accidentally kills shooting instructor with Uzi
- Published_at:2014-08-27
- Category:News & Politics
- Channel:HOTBREAKING
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- description: The seconds before nine-year-old girl accidentally shot gun instructor dead as he taught her how to fire an Uzi released in police video Charles Vacca, a father and army veteran, was assisting the little girl at a shooting range just south of Las Vegas on Monday morning She pulled the trigger of an automatic Uzi and the recoil sent the gun over her head, shooting Vacca He was airlifted to hospital but died on Monday evening Mohave County Sheriff officials have taken the unusual step of releasing video footage of the split second before a nine-year girl accidentally shot dead her shooting instructor on Monday. Recorded at the Last Stop shooting range in White Hills, Arizona, the edited 22-second clip plays up to the point where the pig-tailed girl loses control of an Uzi, striking 39-year-old Charles Vacca. The shocking recording, which reveals the danger of allowing an inexperienced child to handle an automatic weapon, confirms the official report which stated that Vacca was standing closely next to the girl when the gun recoiled as she fired. As the clip unfolds, Vacca is seen to instruct the girl to hold the weapon with two hands at all times and to take a perpendicular stance to the target. Then Vacca asks her to fire one shot for him, which she does. Then, Vacca tells the girl to adjust her stance and squeeze the trigger to let off a volley, but something goes wrong when she fires a second time. The girl loses her two-handed grip on the weapon and it pulls to her left, striking Vacca in the head. Charles Vacca, a father and veteran from Lake Havasu City, Arizona, was airlifted to hospital on Monday morning after the little girl shot him with a Uzi at an outdoor shooting range in Dolan Springs. 'Vacca was standing next to the girl while he was instructing her how to use the weapon when the accident happened,' a Mohave County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson told BNO News. 'Further investigations determined [that when] the girl pulled the trigger on the automatic Uzi, the recoil sent the gun over her head, and the victim was shot.' Vacca was airlifted to University Medical Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he died of his injuries around 9pm on Monday. An autopsy will now be carried out. The nine-year-old girl, who has not been identified, was not injured. She was with her parents as they passed through the area on vacation Friends paid tribute to Vacca, an army veteran and a married father, as a great friend and soldier on Facebook. Best friend Robert Vera said they often laughed so much that they couldn't breathe. 'He became a brother and a major part of my life through thick and thin,' Vera said. 'Rest In Peace brother.' Another friend added: 'A Soldier, a father, a mentor and a friend. SSG Charles Vacca will always be remembered with a smile and admiration.' The incident occurred at the Arizona Last Stop, which is about 25 miles south of Las Vegas, the Mohave County Sheriff's Office told AZFamily. It is home to a shooting range, Bullets and Burgers. 'Our guests have the opportunity to fire a wide range of fully automatic machine guns and specialty weapons,' its website states. 'At our range, you can shoot FULL auto on our machine guns. Let 'em Rip!' When contacted by MailOnline, staff at Bullets and Burgers would not comment on the incident and referred questions to a nearby gun emporium, but would not say whether or not they were affiliated. Arizona gun laws require a person to be at least 18 years old to carry a firearm, but the laws do not apply on private property or if the minor is accompanied by a parent or a certified instructor.
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