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A 91-year-old man suffering from dementia has shot his caregiver daughter in the stomach as she helped him go to the bathroom.
Patricia Stafford Crull, 61, is now fighting for her life at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee.
She was helping her father, Freeman Stafford, with a handheld urinal at around 1am this morning when he shot her.
Investigators said there was no argument or anger. They believe Mr Stafford simply picked up the gun in a moment of confusion caused by his dementia.
Family members said Mr Stafford had served in the Army, where he had been an expert marksman during World War Two.
Mrs Crull, who lived with her father as his primary caregiver, managed to phone police and tell them she had been shot by her father. She also told them he was suffering from dementia.
When police and emergency services arrived, Mr Stafford appeared to have no idea what he had done or that a shooting had even occurred. A .22-calibre revolver was found in a shoebox by his bed. Family members told NewsChannel5.com that they didn't know Mr Stafford even still had the gun. It had been given to him 25 years ago by his son. No one had seen it in seven years, they said. He was taken to a psychiatric hospital for evaluation and treatment. Investigators say it is unlikely he will face charges.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1359672/Father-dementia-shoots-caregiver-daughter-stomach.html#ixzz1EjPRQnpF
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