Louisiana Teen Shot by Neighbor During Hide-and-Seek Game

A 14-year-old girl was shot in the head by her neighbor while playing hide-and-seek with friends in Louisiana. The neighbor, who fired his gun at the children, was booked with one count of aggravated battery, four counts of aggravated assault with a firearm, and one count of illegally discharging a firearm. The incident adds to a recent string of gun attacks across the US aimed at people engaged in innocuous activities when they encountered their shooter. The shooting also highlights the dangers of stand your ground laws, which allow a person to use deadly force in self-defense in public, even if that force can be safely avoided by retreating or when nonlethal force would suffice.