A Louisiana man faces aggravated assault and battery charges after firing a gun at children who were playing hide and seek outside his home, wounding a 14-year-old girl, according to the local sheriff’s office.
The girl suffered a gunshot wound to the back of the head early Sunday, and was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening, the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office said.
David Doyle, 58, remained in the Calcasieu Parish Correctional Centre on Tuesday morning. Jail records show Doyle’s bond was set at US$300,000 ($475,000) and that he has been assigned a public defender, according to a jail staffer.
Neither an attorney at the public defender’s office in Calcasieu Parish, nor the local district attorney immediately returned phone calls seeking more information.
Investigators learned that several children were playing hide and seek in the Starks community and were hiding on the neighbour’s property.
