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Title: Provo man died trying to disprove TV show
Post by: Foxy Brown on August 06, 2007, 05:39:04 AM

A Provo man fatally shot himself with a shotgun while trying to disprove a popular TV crime show, according to authorities.

Earl F. Ellwanger Jr., 55, accidentally shot himself in the stomach about 7 p.m. Tuesday and died of his wounds Thursday at Rapid City Regional Hospital.

Ellwanger saw a television episode of "Forensic Files" in which investigators were trying to show that a woman couldn't have shot herself in the stomach.

"He decided to show that the program was incorrect and didn't realize the shotgun was loaded,"  said Fall River County Sheriff Jeff Tarrell . (http://rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2007/08/04/news/local/doc46b3abbda2790278730081.txt)

Title: Re: Provo man died trying to disprove TV show
Post by: Genesis on August 06, 2007, 05:56:02 AM

you're doing it wro..... no, wait

*sigh* never point firearms at people (especially yourself) without an intent to kill, loaded or not

tsk tsk, some people..

Title: Re: Provo man died trying to disprove TV show
Post by: nop on August 06, 2007, 07:18:55 AM

TV program is dangerous.  We should just ban it.  Ban everything.

Title: Re: Provo man died trying to disprove TV show
Post by: jkpark78 on August 08, 2007, 02:44:18 PM

he must be a knuckle-dragger.. it's a long way to reach for the shotgun trigger..

Title: Re: Provo man died trying to disprove TV show
Post by: ctz on August 08, 2007, 11:23:22 PM

Darwin award!