By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/louisiana-man-shot-child-playing-hide-and-seek-sheriff-says Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Louisiana man shot child playing hide and seek, sheriff says Nation May 9, 2023 12:00 PM EDT STARKS, La. (AP) — A Louisiana man has been charged with aggravated assault and battery after shooting at children who had been playing hide and seek outside his home, striking a 14-year-old girl, officials said. WATCH: ‘Stand your ground’ laws under scrutiny again after recent spate of shootings The girl suffered a gunshot wound to the back of the head early Sunday, and was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening, the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office said in a statement posted on social media Monday. Investigators learned that several children were playing hide and seek in the Starks neighborhood and were hiding on the neighbor’s property. David Doyle, 58, told detectives that he got his gun when he saw shadows outside his home and shot at people he saw running away, unknowingly hitting the girl, officials said. It’s the latest in a series of recent shootings sparked by seemingly trivial circumstances. Doyle was arrested and charged with aggravated battery, four counts of aggravated assault with a firearm and illegal discharge of a firearm, the sheriff’s office said. It’s not known whether Doyle has an attorney to speak on his behalf. By — Associated Press Associated Press
STARKS, La. (AP) — A Louisiana man has been charged with aggravated assault and battery after shooting at children who had been playing hide and seek outside his home, striking a 14-year-old girl, officials said. WATCH: ‘Stand your ground’ laws under scrutiny again after recent spate of shootings The girl suffered a gunshot wound to the back of the head early Sunday, and was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening, the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office said in a statement posted on social media Monday. Investigators learned that several children were playing hide and seek in the Starks neighborhood and were hiding on the neighbor’s property. David Doyle, 58, told detectives that he got his gun when he saw shadows outside his home and shot at people he saw running away, unknowingly hitting the girl, officials said. It’s the latest in a series of recent shootings sparked by seemingly trivial circumstances. Doyle was arrested and charged with aggravated battery, four counts of aggravated assault with a firearm and illegal discharge of a firearm, the sheriff’s office said. It’s not known whether Doyle has an attorney to speak on his behalf.