Posted on 01/15/2023 2:06:25 PM PST by simpson96
COCOA, Fla. – An 18-year-old man was arrested Tuesday after police said he accidentally shot a woman, also 18, dancing with him at a possible Cocoa house party nearly a month ago, according to Local 10′s Orlando news partner, WKMG.
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Multiple witnesses told police that the victim had been “twerking” near 18-year-old Maurqice Thomas when a firearm in his possession discharged and fired a round, striking her in the back, according to the affidavit. Another witness said the gun accidentally “just went off,” police said.
Officers said they discovered that multiple people—both juveniles and adults—had been given alcohol by the owner of the house, who was possibly hosting a party at the time.
Cell phone footage of that night shows a juvenile handling a firearm in a reckless manner around children as young as 4 years old, underage teens with alcohol and the suspect, who was wearing a black hoodie with a Glock logo.
Police said they spoke with the victim on Dec. 7 after she was released from the hospital following her multiple surgeries. She told them Thomas and another person had been playing around with the firearm when she told them to stop, according to the affidavit. Moments later, while “twerking” with Thomas, she felt the firearm and attempted to move out of the way before the round struck her, officers said.
An affidavit shows Thomas, who she said she knew since October, also sent her a message via Instagram two days after the shooting saying, “I am truly sorry!! That sh- was never intended to happen especially to you if there’s any way I can get a second chance and talk to you on the phone can you please lmk and send your number.”
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He was definitely aiming for the other woman that wasn’t twerking
I’m not sure I want to know where on his person the gun was.
Honest, I was just playing with it when it went off!
He shot her with the wrong snubnose.
For some reason I’m thinking of the scene from Full Metal Jacket “This is my rifle, this is my gun, this is for fighting, this is for fun.”
No double entendre in that sentence. /sarc
“Florida man, 18, accidentally shoots woman twerking at possible house party, police say”
Sometimes good things come together in unexpected ways.
Sounds like he has a promising career with the FBI...
I can’t say I blame him. Are you sure it wasn’t deliberate?
Maybe he just doesn’t like twerking.
Dat be Gerone CarrotTop.
“at a possible Cocoa house party...”
WTH is that supposed mean?
“Accidentally went off” - aka - “Accidentally pulled the trigger”.
It was only a “possible” house party. Interesting. I guess more investigation will be needed.
After all, it could have been a banquet, a celebration, a shindig, etc. I hope the cops will be able nail down exactly what kind of gathering it was.
“That sh- was never intended to happen...”
“Another witness said the gun accidentally “just went off...”
Obviously students of the alec baldwin school of gun safety. SMH
Hmm...
A man shoots on a woman twerking...
NBD!
This story is from before Chrismas and they STILL haven’t figured out if it was an actual house party yet??
cause she be stank???
Isn’t twerking just flirty dancing?
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