Man charged with manslaughter after target shooting death

[Vil_Riker]

Man charged with manslaughter after target shooting in his yard without a backstop.

His neighbor was shot about 0.3 miles from his home. He claimed that he was shooting into the ground.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/oklahoma-...d-accused-fatally-shooting/story?id=128707327​

When a deputy said he suspected the shooting may have caused the victim's death, Adams "became visibly upset and began to cry," the affidavit stated. The deputy also told him that "while he was shooting towards the ground in his backyard that there was nothing behind his property to stop any bullets from traveling beyond his property and hurting someone," the affidavit stated. Adams' home is located approximately 0.3 miles away from the residence where the woman was shot, based on the addresses included in the affidavit.​

I hope this dumbbell is charged and prosecuted to the maximum applicable extent of the law.

 

[Vil_Riker]

Crazy isn't it. Lon Horiuchi shoots and kills an unarmed woman holding a baby and gets a promotion whereas this guy gets charged with manslaughter.

https://www.britannica.com/event/Ruby-Ridge#ref1197110

What proportion of killer cops ever get punished?

 

[K-Man]

It also stated that he used a .45, then other sources say a Glock 45 - which is a 9mm. If there is one thing that the press reports inaccurately, it is firearms. I doubt the “backstop” part is accurate.

I'm wondering about that account. Under most (but not all) conditions, rounds fired from handguns are not likely to make 0.3 miles (0.5 km). Handguns have an effective limit much shorter than that. I'm betting this clown was actually firing a rifle when the victim was hit, and maybe the authorities nabbed him after he had switched to firing a handgun.

 

[y_p_w]

I'm wondering about that account. Under most (but not all) conditions, rounds fired from handguns are not likely to make 0.3 miles (0.5 km). Handguns have an effective limit much shorter than that. I'm betting this clown was actually firing a rifle when the victim was hit, and maybe the authorities nabbed him after he had switched to firing a handgun.

The New York Times is reporting a Glock .45. Looking it up, and it could be a Glock 21, 30, or 41.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/us/oklahoma-shooting-neighbor-christmas.html​

Investigators had been told that Mr. Adams had gotten a Glock .45 handgun for Christmas and his neighbors said they had heard him shooting that afternoon.​

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Mr. Adams told investigators he had bought himself the gun as a Christmas gift a couple of days earlier and showed them a Red Bull energy drink can that he had been shooting at in his backyard.​

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From the vantage point of where Mr. Adams had been shooting, there was a clear line to where Ms. Phelps had been shot, the affidavit said. An investigator told Mr. Adams that he may have fatally shot Ms. Phelps and Mr. Adams became “visibly upset and began to cry.”​

 

[Oliveoil2]

Not everyone should own a gun. This is a perfect example of. Flame on!

 

[I<3oil]

What proportion of killer cops ever get punished?

Those murdering in cold blood? Usually a good percentage. Accidental or misusing procedural guidelines? Usually never.

 

[fdcg27]

There can be nothing other than the most severe punishment for someone depriving another of life through their irresponsible use of a firearm.
May this gentleman spend the rest of his days confined and regretting each and every day the consequences of his carelessness.

 

[Hall]

The New York Times is reporting a Glock .45

There shouldn't be any "reporting" - it's cut and dry. Where are they getting the information ? There is a "Glock 45" model, easily confused with a .45 caliber Glock. All it takes is a misplaced ".".

Original ABC story from your OP says "that Adams had received a Glock .45-caliber handgun" and then later says "he had been shooting a Glock .45 handgun". Can't trust either sentence for facts.... Further in the story, it does say "the Glock handgun, which had been loaded with approximately eight and then 10 rounds of Winchester .45 caliber ammunition" so that mostly settles it.

 

[spasm3]

There can be nothing other than the most severe punishment for someone depriving another of life through their irresponsible use of a firearm.
May this gentleman spend the rest of his days confined and regretting each and every day the consequences of his carelessness.

We don't do that with drunk drivers who kill people. Or even with those who kill others during crimes like robbery.

 

[fdcg27]

We don't do that with drunk drivers who kill people. Or even with those who kill others during crimes like robbery.

In many cases we do exactly that.
You can find numerous examples if you look.
Check out felony murder statutes in particular as well as aggravated vehicular homicide with the associated maximums.

 

[spasm3]

In many cases we do exactly that.
You can find numerous examples if you look.
Check out felony murder statutes in particular as well as aggravated vehicular homicide with the associated maximums.

What the statutes say and what punishment is delivered are 2 different things.

I'm not disagreeing with you in entirety, I'm just saying we don't deliver that punishment in many cases where the intent to maim and kill was intentional.

 

[svtrit]

Not everyone should own a gun. This is a perfect example of. Flame on!

I’m a 2nd Amendment guy, but I’m thinking the same as you anymore.

I find it horrifying that you can legally shoot target practice with a house .3 of a mile away. That’s insane as well. We put up a berm with 80 acres behind it behind our barn just to be sure bullets didn’t wander. I quit our shooting range due to safety issues as well.

There is a fine line between self defense and cowboy. I think there is a class of people who think it’s their right to be cowboy with their guns.

 

[goblin]

I’m a 2nd Amendment guy, but I’m thinking the same as you anymore.

I find it horrifying that you can legally shoot target practice with a house .3 of a mile away. That’s insane as well. We put up a berm with 80 acres behind it behind our barn just to be sure bullets didn’t wander. I quit our shooting range due to safety issues as well.

There is a fine line between self defense and cowboy. I think there is a class of people who think it’s their right to be cowboy with their guns.

Back in the old country the military used to have their own neighborhoods. Not military bases, just neighborhoods (project-type) built by the military and overwhelmingly inhabited by military. Same for the police.

Come midnight New Year time, depending on the amount of alcohol preloaded prior in the evening (usually - plenty enough), many would come out on the balconies and shoot their service pistols in the air. Mostly Makarovs, a few Tokarevs TT here and there.

I wouldn't say it happened every year, but let's say that it wasn't completely unusual for random people far away to get wounded or killed during those displays of patriotic joy.

All I know is that they were the only ones with pistols at home, but the whole country was drunk at that time. If everyone had a gun - everyone would have shot it

 

[oil pan 4]

I am not comfortable with target shooting going on in any residential “neighborhood”Kids dont know property lines and are impulsive. Just too risky. Got to go to a range or out to the countryside for that. It just seems like the risk/reward is too high on the risk side. I say this as an NRA member and gun lover.

Wayyyyy more kids are killed by back yard swimming pools and hot tubs than back yard shooting ranges.
Something ridiculous like 1 in a thousand home pooles will drown a kid.
How many kids have been killed screwing off behind home shooting ranges?
If it worries you that much you probably shouldn't be driving a car either.
That's some straight up fudd bs right there.

 

[goblin]

You compare two things that are actually very close, as both in the case of backyard shooting ranges and backyards swimming pools adult supervision is key, and tragedies are more likely to happen when it's lacking.

 

[andrew_j]

This is the downside I see with “right to bear arms”. People are not smart enough to handle or responsible. As long as there is an actual sentence(even 1 year) not probation.

Reality is local morons Sigg have had stray bullets hit cars on major highway. They don’t claim responsibility of course however built large berm to prevent it.

 

[alarmguy]

Lets put this in perspective in a nation with 350 million people

Accidental shooting deaths USA 2024 = 438
Drunk driving deaths USA 2023 = 12,429
Deaths in hospitals due to medical mistakes per YEAR = 225,000 +

Accidents happen. It's VERY sad

 

[thastinger]

The article states that every house in the block has a backstop except his. I'm curious what the neighborhood looks like.

Pretty safe I would imagine.

 

[thastinger]

Anyone who has ever seen a "warning shot" shot at the ground knows the bullet doesn't stay in the ground. I'm talking about dirt, not asphalt.

 

[GW.]

Our Fish and Game club offers free safety classes for children. Not many parents take advantage of it unfortunately. My daughters were both raised around proper firearm safety. Grandkids as well. Not to mention using a compass and basic survival skills as well as fishing/hunting.