Posted on 04/18/2023 9:20:45 AM PDT by Red Badger
Hebron, New York (WCSO) – According to Sheriff Jeffrey J. Murphy, on April 15, 2023 at approximately 9:53 PM, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a female that had possibly been shot near Cemetery Road in the Town of Salem. As patrols responded to the scene, additional 911 calls came in reporting that shots had been fired from a residence on Patterson Hill Road in the Town of Hebron.
Upon arriving at the first scene on Cemetery Road, Deputies discovered a female who had been in a vehicle and was a victim of a gunshot wound. She was identified as Kaylin A. Gillis, age 20 of Schuylerville, New York. She was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Through the preliminary investigation it was learned that the vehicle the victim was in mistakenly pulled into the driveway at the Patterson Hill Road address. The homeowner fired at least two shots, one of which struck the victim while she was a passenger in a vehicle.
Through investigative efforts it was determined that the person who fired the shots was Kevin D. Monahan. Monahan was uncooperative with the investigation and refused to exit his residence to speak with police. He was later taken into custody with the assistance of the New York State Police Special Operation Response Team after several hours.
Monahan was arrested and charged with Murder in the 2nd degree. He was then transferred to the Warren County Jail to be held.
“This is a very sad case of some young adults who were looking for a friend’s house and ended up at this man’s house who decided to come out with a firearm and discharge it,” Sheriff Murphy said.
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Stop shooting people that lose their way and stumble near your property
It’s stupid and you should be jailed if you have no more sense or decency than that
In your driveway to turn around. This thug will find out the hard way that being a jerk will give you life behind bars. I’m thrilled to see him locked up. He’s a menace to society and does damage to 2nd amendment patriots.
This is the new antigun meme now. People shooting others randomly just because they are in the wrong place by honest mistake. Proof that guns should be confiscated.
Go ahead and shoot the next person who comes on your property. Let us know how it ends for you.
“...many people are now afraid of strangers...”
And perhaps not without good reason. But you can’t just haul off and gun people down for knocking on your door, or pulling a car into your driveway.
It was in a rural area. They were looking for a friend’s house at night. Regardless being in the wrong driveway or knocking on the wrong door is not a reason to get shot. Similar incident happened in one of the towns I lived in South Carolina.
https://www.wistv.com/story/9276220/child-killed-in-shooting-while-trick-or-treating-in-sumter/
“Which makes me wonder if she looked even worse when she got herself shot.”
Victim blame, much? She was in a car with several other people, doubt this guy even got a look at any of them. Guess what, you’re not allowed to kill people because they “look scary” either.
Sheesh, some of these comments are really offensive. Is this the new Freeper standard? Neither this woman nor the black guy did anything wrong. They (or in the case of the girl, the driver) made mistakes. You never did that? You want to get shot to death the next time you do?
I’ll tell you who made the mistakes here, the two dopes who pulled the trigger. They are both going to jail probably for the rest of their lives.
It certainly would matter for the person who did the shooting, since they’ll probably end up in prison for a very long time.
Thanks for posting.
“Is this the new Freeper standard?”
Nah, there have always been a distinct percentage of idiot FReepers, just like among any other group you can think of.
Just because the media tells you it was something as simple as a driveway turnaround, it’s just possible there is more to it than that.
Not saying it’s right.
You take your chances in unfamiliar areas.
Maybe it felt more like a country road and not someone’s driveway..
You take your chances driving down a city road and make a wrong turn into the wrong neighborhood, too.
Not justifying it.
Just explaining that bad things can happen if you make a wrong turn along the way..
Urban, suburban, rural
The Nashville shooter is an example of what I’m talking about. The media kept showing her old pictures instead of the monster she had become.
You were there? Tell us what you witnessed, since you seem to know it all.
No. it is a civil offense, punishable usually by a fine or civil penalty, unless an actual crime is committed during the trespass.
Along many roads the community owns 10 -15’ beyond the pavement, so the portion used might be public not private. Stupid reason to shot at someone either way.
I was going to say... what was she wearing?
Indeed! Simple is a good adjective for the idea that one can shoot a person for being on your property.
Exactly- both stories are horrible but this is the end result of crime going through the roof and the criminals ending up as the victims rather than the real victims themselves.
A guy in Clearwater, Florida shot another man and started yelling, I was standing my Ground". Now he is standing his ground, inside the fence of one of Florida's Correctional Institutions. And will for the remainder of his life.
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