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Posted: 9/20/2009 5:56:12 PM EDT

A call came in at 12:39 pm to the Wakulla County Sheriff's Office about an accidental shooting in Crawfordville.

The shooting took place in the parking lot of a business called the Triangle Pawn located at 2775 Crawfordville Highway.

Fifty-five year old Michael David Dicks and his wife 54 year old Mary Gresham Dicks attended the sale in front of the pawn shop.

The couple pulled into the parking lot and got out of the vehicle. Michael David Dicks asked his wife to get a box from the car that contained a 45 caliber semi automatic handgun inside.

Mary Gresham Dicks brought the gun to her husband, he took it out of the case, walked toward the sale and attempted to make sure the gun was safe.

His thumb slipped off the hammer and discharged a round. The bullet hit the railing of the building and ricocheted off the wood. The bullet hit his wife in her upper left shoulder and traveled into her body cavity.

Witnesses tried to stop the bleeding by performing CPR. Mary Gresham Dicks was airlifted to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital and was pronounced dead at 1:51 pm.

An autopsy is scheduled for 9am Sunday at the medical examiners office.

An investigation is ongoing but accounts so far point to an accidental shooting, according to the Sheriff's Office.

http://www.wctv.tv/home/headlines/59864472.html

Posted: 9/20/2009 5:59:24 PM EDT

[#1]

Poor lady. Probably a 1911. Wonder why the dumbass was dropping the hammer while clearing the gun?

Posted: 9/20/2009 6:00:16 PM EDT

[#2]

It ricocheted off wood?

Posted: 9/20/2009 6:06:07 PM EDT

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Poor lady. Probably a 1911. Wonder why the dumbass was dropping the hammer while clearing the gun?

The tragedy occurred at 12:41 p.m. in the parking lot of the Triangle Pawn Shop, 2775 Crawfordville Highway. Ashley, spokesman for the Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office, said the pawn shop is closed but people gather in the parking lot to sell various items.

“At this time we’re still investigating, but based on the evidence that we have, the results from the autopsy and statements from the witnesses, it appears to have been a tragic accident that resulted in the death of Mrs. Dicks, " Ashley said.

According to Ashley, Michael Dicks was attempting to remove bullets from a .45 caliber Astra model when his thumb slipped on the hammer and the weapon fired.

“After investigating, we discovered that the bullet ricocheted off of a board on the porch of the building that hit his wife, Mary, in her upper-left shoulder,” Ashley said.

A 4-inch mark was left on the board from where the bullet struck, Ashley said.

Witnesses told deputies that Mary Dicks fell to the ground after being struck by the bullet.

She was flown to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital where she was pronounced dead at 1:51 p.m., Ashley said.

Ashley said Michael Dicks brought the gun to the garage sale with the intentions of selling it. He was inspecting it to make sure it was safe to handle when he noticed it was loaded. He then went about removing the bullets, taking out the magazine and uncocking it.

Ashley said, “the autopsy report shows that the bullet entered Mary through the shoulder, struck her left lung, then passed through her aorta, and came to rest in her right lung.”

Posted: 9/20/2009 6:07:01 PM EDT

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Quoted:

Poor lady. Probably a 1911. Wonder why the dumbass was dropping the hammer while clearing the gun?

Another article says Astra .45.

Still no need to drop the hammer.

Posted: 9/20/2009 6:08:17 PM EDT

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