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| Woman, 70, plugs motel intruder | |
| 2009-10-23 | |
| The 70-year-old woman who shot a would-be robber at a North Side motel last night is attending the All-American Quarter Horse Congress today and feels sick about the shooting, according to her son. Columbus police say the shooting occurred about 9:15 p.m. at the Continent Inn, 6225 Zumstein Dr., located at The Continent shopping center, off Rt. 161 near I-71. Sgt. Eric Pilya of the homicide squad said the woman was in a motel room with four or five others and they'd cracked open the door to get fresh air. Pilya said a man barged into the room, demanding money from those inside. Police said the woman, from southern Ohio, grabbed a gun that she had in the room and shot Wayne Winston, 25, of Columbus, who staggered into the parking lot of the motel and died. Police have not released the name of the woman who shot Winston. Her son, who spoke this morning on the condition that his name and his mom's name not be used, said his mother is torn up about the shooting and has felt sick since it occurred. No charges had been filed. Pilya said it's likely that the case will be presented to a Franklin County grand jury to see whether the woman should be charged. Meena Patel, a clerk at the Continent Inn, said the shooting occurred in Room 111, which was booked to a man and woman. The woman has since moved to another room in the motel. Her son said she has a concealed carry permit. The annual All-American Quarter Horse Congress is in its third week at the state fairgrounds and ends Sunday. It is the world's largest single-breed horse show and attracts more than 600,000 people to Columbus each year.
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| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 When the word gets back to the other horse people, I bet there is going to be a bunch of hasty gun sales, so people can have a "temp gun" while at the show. Gun dealers could increase sales right now (probably not that they need to), by throwing in a box of ammo with each purchase, but which must be picked up at a different visit. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2009-10-23 14:15 |
| #5 My wife and daughter are at that show every year and were there last weekend. A good friend of my daughter was still there competing. It's a huge event for the horse people. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2009-10-23 11:11 |
| #4 Picture of the perp in this one. Notice the classical 'line up' background in the image. This one identifies him as being from Missouri. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2009-10-23 10:18 |
| #3 Saying that they live in Ohio and moved to a different location would have been more than enough for the newspaper to report. Agree. Poor granny will have to make another one bite the dust. |
| Posted by: Jumbo Slinerong5015 2009-10-23 03:44 |
| #2 So is she a gun-toting liberal or a bleeding heart conservative? |
| Posted by: gorb 2009-10-23 01:43 |
| #1 Associated article here. "It's a wonder she didn't shoot us all," said her 51-year-old son, who was preparing to hand over his cash when he heard the gunshot. "She's the worst shot in the world. "She said to me, 'God was with me tonight. You know I couldn't have done that myself.'" None of the family members, who live in Ironton, wanted to be identified, fearing retaliation; and the woman didn't want to be interviewed. They have moved to a different room in the motel. Too bad the paper ID'd their home town & their whereabouts. Too much information. Saying that they live in Ohio and moved to a different location would have been more than enough for the newspaper to report. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2009-10-23 00:12 |