Shooting Range Instructor Accidentally Killed By 9-Year-Old With Uzi [Video]
Charles Vacca, 39, died on Monday after a 9-year-old accidentally shot the firing range instructor with an Uzi.
9-Year-Old Accidentally Kills Shooting Range Instructor With Uzi
Vacca worked as an instructor at the Bullets and Burgers shooting range near Dolan Springs, Arizona, and was teaching a young girl how to fire an Uzi when the accident occurred Monday morning. Video captured by the girl’s parents shows the 9-year-old effectively firing the Uzi in single-shot mode, but when Vacca switched the firearm to automatic, the recoil led to an involuntary movement of the gun, and Vacca was shot in the head.
“Vacca was standing next to the girl while he was instructing her how to use [the] weapon when the accident happened. Further investigation determined the girl pulled the trigger on the automatic Uzi, he recoil sent the gun over her head and the victim was shot,” reads a statement from the Sheriff’s Office.
9-Year-Old Accidentally Kills Shooting Range Instructor With Uzi
Vacca worked as an instructor at the Bullets and Burgers shooting range near Dolan Springs, Arizona, and was teaching a young girl how to fire an Uzi when the accident occurred Monday morning. Video captured by the girl’s parents shows the 9-year-old effectively firing the Uzi in single-shot mode, but when Vacca switched the firearm to automatic, the recoil led to an involuntary movement of the gun, and Vacca was shot in the head.
“Vacca was standing next to the girl while he was instructing her how to use [the] weapon when the accident happened. Further investigation determined the girl pulled the trigger on the automatic Uzi, he recoil sent the gun over her head and the victim was shot,” reads a statement from the Sheriff’s Office.
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