Gun hidden in sock fires, killing woman at Chicago thrift store

ABC local ^ | Mar 7, 2014

[KeyLargo]

Gun hidden in sock fires, killing woman at Chicago thrift store

Friday, March 07, 2014

Woman fatally shot in thrift store accident

CHICAGO -- A woman working at a Chicago-area thrift store was fatally shot when a gun hidden in donated clothing accidentally discharged, police said.

Police said Carmen Dominguez, 54, was sorting donated clothing at a Unique Thrift Store in the 9300 block of South Ashland Avenue in the city's Washington Heights neighborhood on Friday morning. A male coworker she was working with discovered a .22 caliber handgun hidden inside a sock. When he shook the item out of the sock, police say the gun accidentally discharged in his hand.

Dominguez was struck by a bullet in the chest and taken to Christ Hospital in serious condition. She was later pronounced dead.

[expat1000]

>>.....when his accidental finger accidentally pulled the accidental trigger.

Yeah, exactly.

[South40]

She should have known.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Or his Chicago cousin’s.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Aren’t there some handguns that don’t have trigger guards?

[Springfield Reformer]

Should be plenty of DNA on the sock. Just sayin’ ...

[NoLibZone]

Yeah but the good news is that Chik Filt a was kept out of that shinning progressive city on the hill.

[expat1000]

>>Aren’t there some handguns that don’t have trigger guards?

Used to be, and a freak accident is theoretically possible even with some handguns that do have them, but the odds on anything but mishandling the firearm (finger on the trigger) are astronomical.

[Cruz_West_Paul2016]

can u imagine if this had happened in connecticut?

[Cruz_West_Paul2016]

now you guys have me so scared to ever purchase a box of pop-tarts again!

[LouD]

That’s impossible. Everyone knows there are no guns in Chicago.

[Slings and Arrows]

Don't give up on Pop Tarts yet.

[indthkr]

"handgun hidden inside a sock"

Whoever put it there is guilty of negligent homocide.

No different than leaving your car parked on a hill, next to a playground, with the engine still running. It's a disaster waiting to happen.

[Oliviaforever]

When socks are outlawed...

[jdege]

Could have been the sock catching on the trigger.

Which is why God maxe holsters.

[jdege]

http://northamericanarms.com/firearms/lr.html

[Uncle Chip]

Darn socks

Guns and socks are a terrible combination —

[jonrick46]

Gun cocked, safety off. Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! What do you expect!

Darwin Award issued.

[latina4dubya]

ping...

[peeps36]

He probably found the gun and tried to scare his fellow employee by pointing it at her and pulling the trigger. Too bad the gun was loaded and the lady died.

[ltc8k6]

Single action...gotta cock the hammer.