SOOTHING MOTHER-IN-LAW

Authorities say a south Georgia man shot an armadillo, but ended up accidentally wounding his mother-in-law when the bullet ricocheted off the mammal known for its hard shell.

Larry McElroy, 54, was outside his mother-in-law's mobile home in Lee County, Georgia, on Sunday night when he took aim at the armadillo. The shooting happened on Gosa Road.

The man was believed to be about 100 yards from the home when he fired his 9 mm pistol at the animal.

The victim, identified in local reports as 74-year-old Carol Johnson, was taken to Phoebe North (hospital) and is expected to recover as her injuries are not serious.  .

Deputies say the bullet killed the armadillo, but bounced off the animal, hit a fence, travelled.

through the back door of the mother-in-law's mobile home and the recliner in which she was sitting, striking her in the back.

Officials acknowledged the bizarre case defied belief.

Lee County sheriff's investigator Bill Smith said she was walking around and talking afterward, and told the TV station: "Just the circumstances - just all the way around - the whole situation was unusual."

James Morgan, the Dougherty County Extension Coordinator, told WALB TV that shooting armadillos is recommended for residents that live in the county, or a trap can be used to capture them.

"At first I ask if they live in the city or county, because shooting is an effective way of getting rid of them. However, you have to be safe when you do that," Morgan told the station.

Armadillos are considered a nuisance to some homeowners because they dig for food, which can destroy a flower bed, Scott Frazier, a Georgia Department of Natural Resources wildlife biologist, told Fox News.

Another option to get rid of armadillos is using grub pesticide, which kills the insects that armadillos are usually trying to get to.

No charges have been filed so far.

It remains to be seen how much Ms Johnson believes in all this story. Perhaps when they will celebrate the next birthday will collide with a glass and groom them, or maybe not ...... ..

The rumor, that his wife had told him that Larry has settled with her mother Mrs Carol to be the dinner prepared in the next three months. We keep the situation under observation!

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