‘He accidentally shot his daughter,’ 911 caller said after woman killed in south Alabama
Police say a Mobile County father accidentally shot and killed his daughter on Monday.
Now, 911 transcripts reveal the distressing calls made to first responders after the incident occurred.
The Mobile County Sheriff’s office said that on Nov. 18 Rickey Smith accidentally fired his gun while loading it in a car with his daughter Emily Roney and her husband Martin Roney.
Emily was struck by a bullet as the weapon discharged and would subsequently succumb to her injuries.
911 transcripts obtained by Fox10 News describe the aftermath of the incident.
According to Fox10, it was unknown whether Martin or Smith called first but the caller told a dispatcher, “Oh, we were…we were uh loading up a gun and it went off by accident.”
Shortly after the first call another individual called 911 and said “he said he accidentally shot his daughter.”
Smith was not arrested and a grand jury will convene to hear the case. The 911 transcripts will be evidence used in the grand jury proceedings.