New Jersey woman shoots dead 'intruder' who turned out to be friend paying surprise visit

Harriet Sinclair,International Business Times ONC UK Fri, Nov 18 11:15 AM PST

A New Jersey woman allegedly shot dead an 'intruder' at her home, who turned out to be a friend that had popped in for a surprise visit. Kelvin Watford, 50, was fatally shot in a house in Hamilton Township, dying of a gunshot wound to his chest. A woman told police she fired the shot believing her friend was an intruder. Authorities said woman told them she had been speaking on the phone with Watford, who she said told her he was away on a trip in order to pay her a surprise visit on Thursday evening (17 November), the Associated Press reported.

don't have friends?

Don't surprise friends that own guns.

I hate surprises.

When guns are Outlawed,there are no fatal surprises.

Getting struck by lightning is usually quite a surprise.

One lesson is that guns make us less safe.  Guns in homes pose a greater risk to family or friends than to intruders.  Studies show that for every self-defense shooting, there are 4 accidental, 7 criminal and 11 suicidal shootings according to Journal of trauma, injury, infection and critical care.