1) NY: Parma Man Accidentally Shot from Half Mile Away, Civil Suit Follows after Charges Dismissed
This one is old news but I had not heard of it. In October 2016, two men were target shooting in rural New York. They were sighting in rifles for the upcoming deer season. They could see about a thousand feet, but there was no obvious backstop on the flat ground. They had two .308 Winchester rifles, a Del-Ton AR, and a pistol. It was about 4 p.m. Almost half a mile away, unseen, Kevin Flannery was shot by them while mowing a lane on his property. Charges were dismissed, but a civil case was filed in November 2017. more here. KNOW YOUR BACKSTOP
2) HOME INVASION ROBBERY SUSPECT SHOT DURING STRUGGLE IN HORSEHEADS, January 2018
Deputies said Daiquan Bythwood, Zhamere Charriez of Elmira and Drew Stansfield of Horseheads, NY had a loaded 22 rifle and broke into a home on Overlook Drive around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday and demanded cash. Deputies said an occupant of the home then struggled with Bythwood before the homeowner grabbed his own shotgun from his bedroom and shot Bythwood and struck him in the hip with a load of buckshot. All three suspects then left, deputies said. more here