From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office:
A man is dead and detectives are investigating following an accidental shooting in Darlington on Saturday afternoon. Deputies from the Northern Precinct of the Harford County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 3700 block of Berkley Road in Darlington on Saturday afternoon for the report of an accidental shooting.
Upon arrival, shortly before 1 p.m., deputies located the victim, identified as Ronald Metzger, 33, lying in a garage with a gunshot wound to the torso. EMS personnel transported the victim to Upper Chesapeake Medical Center for treatment, where the victim was pronounced dead. Investigators from the Harford County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division responded to continue the investigation. Through investigation, it was determined Metzger was showing a shotgun to a friend when the gun was accidentally discharged.
Metzger’s body was transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for an autopsy.
The Harford County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division is continuing the investigation. No further details are available at this time.
The NRA offers all kinds of safety classes. Don’t people take those classes before buying a gun? How does stuff like this happen?
the NRA has been demonized to the point where mentioning their name adds you to the monster list.
I’m no gun guy by any stretch; I couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn with a firearm. But I’m a big supporter/proponent of gun safety training. A guy like this obviously was not schooled in gun safety despite the NRA offering a gajillion opportunities.
Dirt simple stuff… treat every firearm as though it were loaded and never, never hand anybody a loaded firearm. You’re not even supposed to cross a fence while hunting until you have unloaded your shotgun.
All deaths of this nature are tragic, but this was committing simpleton suicide. I admit, lots of folks know better about dangerous things, they just have mental lapses that cost them their lives.
Rumor has it that he was and Ex marine ?
Totally avoidable situation; how it “accidentally” was discharged into his torso is another question.
For real… I’m still trying to picture a scenario where you show a shotgun to a friend with it pointed at your torso and it goes off… a terrible situation yes, but perplexing as well.
Maybe if we taught gun safety in school these types of accidents wouldn’t happen
Maybe if parents taught gun safety, or took their kids to the NRA’s Eddie Eagle program, these types of accidents wouldn’t happen.
He is an x marine.
He is an ex Marine.
I am Ron’s sister. Firstly, Ron was a Former Marine, not Ex. Secondly, my brother was not the person who was handling the gun when it was discharged. To my brother’s knowledge the firearm was not loaded when it was being handled by the person who did fire it. Thirdly, please keep in mind this was an accident, his family is grieving deeply, and we could use a lot less conjecture or character dragging at this point. Thank you.
1. All guns are always loaded.
2. Never let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy.
3. Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on the target.
4. Be sure of your target, what is in line with it, and what is beyond it.
Hey, far out. I have a shotgun I want to show marsden. I promise it won’t be loaded..lol