Soldier Charged with Homicide After Shooting Soldier to Cure His Hiccups
Allegedly held gun up to try to scare hiccups away, but it went off
A soldier at a Fort Hood, Tex. army base was shot to death by another soldier who aimed a gun at his head in an attempt to scare away his hiccups, police said.
Spc. Patrick Edward Myers of Spartanburg, S.C. was charged with manslaughter in the death of 22-year-old Pfc. Isaac Lawrence Young, in Killeen, Tex.
"The victim had the hiccups," police spokesperson Carroll Smith told CNN. "The suspect pulled out a gun to scare him, in order to stop the hiccups."
Editor's Note: As of February 29, 2024, commenting privileges on reason.com posts are limited to Reason Plus subscribers. Past commenters are grandfathered in for a temporary period. Subscribe here to preserve your ability to comment. Your Reason Plus subscription also gives you an ad-free version of reason.com, along with full access to the digital edition and archives of Reason magazine. We request that comments be civil and on-topic. We do not moderate or assume any responsibility for comments, which are owned by the readers who post them. Comments do not represent the views of reason.com or Reason Foundation. We reserve the right to delete any comment and ban commenters for any reason at any time. Comments may only be edited within 5 minutes of posting. Report abuses.
Please
to post comments
Do I really have to say it?