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Police investigate accidental shooting
by By Joseph McCain The Winston County Journal
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Police investigate accidental shooting

A Louisville teen is recovering in a Jackson Hospital after being shot in what police investigators call an accidental shooting.

“It appears to be an accidental shooting at this time,” said Louisville Police Investigator Gerald Hayes. Hayes added, “The investigation is ongoing.”

The shooting occurred July 9 near the Dirt Cheap Parking lot off North Church Avenue around 10:30 p.m. The injured teen was hit in the upper right part of his chest and is in recovering condition in Jackson. From the initial investigation information, two juveniles were examining the handgun when it discharged hitting one of the teens.

Hayes added that rumors of gangs or gang affiliations to the crime were false.

A carnival was being held near the location the night of the incident.

comments (4)
« Mphs10 wrote on Thursday, Jul 22 at 10:00 AM »
Whatever! Ignore this if you want to. I promise you'll regret it later.

It is very sad and unfortunate that a city with so much potential is well on it's way to hell in a hand basket..."Centuries of tradition but yet, impeded by progress." It's time for the community as a whole to come together, take a stand, and make a change. You simply cannot move forward if you are going to continue covering up dirt and corruption...It is what it is!

It blows my mind that the community leaders in Louisville, particularly those within the many pulpits, are not in extreme uproar about the city's destruction.

Help me out...All of the jobs leave, everyone's laid off, and a state of the art prison facility is built. What in the hell are we thinking,folks? All of this is by design and it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure it out.

It's quite obvious the leaders in Louisville are not interested in what kids are doing, learning, or anything else other than filling their own pockets...
« jtf wrote on Wednesday, Jul 21 at 03:14 PM »
louisville is never going to be anymore than it is

.There are more banks than anything else.Thats because of old money.The powers that be dont want industry.nor do they want better education,because if either of these came to be,they would lose power over the poor uneducated young and old.I grew up in louisville,went to school and graduated h.s.there,then the teachers cared and knew most of our parents.now children are the parents and neither care about the next generation.I thank god my grandchildren are not there.
« C/O 95 wrote on Saturday, Jul 17 at 09:20 PM »
Well like the person said before, Louisville is really becoming a ghost town. There are no JOBS, the schools there are behind compared to the schools here in Georgia. An lets not get on the discimination part!!!!! I think thats always gonna be there, and for Louisville to move up and get residents to move there. That town is gonna have to bring something there (JOBS). The only thing they have stable there in Louisville is the Police department, and teachers. Please STOP THE MADNESS!!!!! LPD please look more onto that accidental shooting. Those kids should have not have gun, and where are the parents? And how did end up with a weapon the first place....... Please stop the madness!!!!!!! C/O 95
« 88Wildcats wrote on Thursday, Jul 15 at 04:38 PM »
What were they doing with a gun in the first place? Please don't ignore these sure signs...The next thing you know you'll find one in the school.

It is what it is! So, stop it before it gets out of hand. It's bad enough the city can't attract new residents due to the lack of jobs, discrimination, and failing school. Please intervene and keep the gang thugs out...Louisville cannot survive that!!!