Springfield Police: Two hit by glass as man fires shots into car

The bureaucrats at the Ohio State Highway Patrol oppose HB12, and oppose any legalization of your right to bear arms for self-defense in your vehicle. They say you have other options when attacked in your car, such as to "drive off." It is with much sadness that we continue to report more and more examples of just how poor driving off is a means of self-"defense" .

Springfield News-Sun
September 4, 2003

A man fired three to four shots early Sunday at a car occupied by five people, police said.

Kathryn Shockey, 18, told police she and her acquaintances were riding in a 1983 Oldsmobile at 3:20 a.m. when they encountered her ex-boyfriend. He was in a car with another man, who was driving.

The ex-boyfriend began to yell at her. When the Oldsmobile turned onto John Street, according to a police report, the ex-boyfriend followed.

The Oldsmobile stopped in the 1200 block of John. The ex-boyfriend left the car and continued yelling at Shockey. The driver drove down the street, came back and got out of his car.

Shockey told police the driver said, "I'm gonna light it up," then pulled out a handgun and began firing.

Shots hit the car's top and rear windshield. The windshield shattered, and the glass cut Shockey's back. She was treated at Community Hospital.

The glass also cut passenger Candice Bradley, 21. She did not seek medical treatment.

Other occupants in the car were Tiffany Adams, 24; Paul Judy, 24; and Luke Adams. They were uninjured.

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