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Girl mistakes gun for Wii controller - kills herself

aka_aj03 · 2010-03-08 06:09:16

You probably already heard about this... if not...Fatal shot to abdomenCheyenne Alexis McKeehan, a Tennessee girl, aged 3, accidentally killed herself on Sunday night, according to local police in Wilson County. The incident allegedly occurred after she mistook a gun for a Wii controller. Investigators claim that the girl's stepfather, Douglas Cronberger, had left a semi-automatic weapon on the living room table, and that the child had mistaken it for a Nintendo Wii controller. The child is then said to have fatally shot herself in the abdomen. She was rushed to hospital, but pronounced dead the same night. Pictured: Genuine gun on top, compared to Wii peripheral on bottom (WSMV) The stepfather claims he was asleep at the time of the incident, according to authorities. The stepfather also claims the child's mother, Tina AnnCronberger, was in the room with the child at the time of the incident. The mother has told authorities the girl might have thought she was playing with a Nintendo Wii controller that resembled a gun. According to the stepfather, the gun was out because he had heard a prowler and gotten the gun out earlier that evening. He then left the gun on the table in the living room. The gun is apparently a .380 caliber semi automatic handgun. The child had been playing a Wii game. The game's controller, according to authorities, was shaped like a gun that looked very similar to the real handgun. The authorities claim the girl 'pulled the gun off the table and it went off.' No charges have been filed in the case. We advise parents concerned about their child's safety regarding Wii hardware to consult Nintendo's Wii safety page.

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#351 Penguinchow

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[QUOTE="fmacraze"][QUOTE="Nerd_Man"]Well I guess it's game over for her.jeremiah06

lol Ha ha! I haven't laughed that loud in a long time! I was all ready chuckling but this evolved it into full on laugh out loud.

I see we're both going to hell :(

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#352 entropyecho

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What's next, "Man Mistakes PS3 for George Foreman Grill - Starves to Death?"

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#353 thesoxpwnyou

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[QUOTE="gameroz"]I don't care how old the girl is, this is the girls fault not Nintendo. The girl was more retarded enough to know what the difference between a gun and a Wii controller is, like come on I seen kids her age more smarter then her. sSubZerOo

Lets havea experiment, place a loaded guna nd a wiigun next to each other.. Lets go see how many 3 year olds kill themselves.. All three year olds are dumb by nature and can not take care of themselves..

And thats why the parents are supposed to take care of them!

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#354 thesoxpwnyou

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What's next, "Man Mistakes PS3 for George Foreman Grill - Starves to Death?"
entropyecho

There is a difference between a man and a THREE YEAR OLD!!!! A man should know better but a three year old is a curious person by nature.

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#355 deactivated-59d151f079814

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[QUOTE="sSubZerOo"]
[QUOTE="gameroz"]I don't care how old the girl is, this is the girls fault not Nintendo. The girl was more retarded enough to know what the difference between a gun and a Wii controller is, like come on I seen kids her age more smarter then her. thesoxpwnyou

Lets havea experiment, place a loaded guna nd a wiigun next to each other.. Lets go see how many 3 year olds kill themselves.. All three year olds are dumb by nature and can not take care of themselves..

And thats why the parents are supposed to take care of them!

What does this have anything to do with me argueing agianst the people who think the girl is dead because of her own stupidity.. I am in support that its the parents responsibility, a child that age knows no better and is a walking accident to happen.

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#356 deactivated-59d151f079814

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[QUOTE="entropyecho"]
What's next, "Man Mistakes PS3 for George Foreman Grill - Starves to Death?"
thesoxpwnyou

There is a difference between a man and a THREE YEAR OLD!!!! A man should know better but a three year old is a curious person by nature.

Half of these people who are making these crazy comparisons make me want to facepalm.. By these responses you would think people had never seen a three year old before.

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#357 entropyecho

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[QUOTE="entropyecho"]
What's next, "Man Mistakes PS3 for George Foreman Grill - Starves to Death?"
thesoxpwnyou

There is a difference between a man and a THREE YEAR OLD!!!! A man should know better but a three year old is a curious person by nature.

I completely understand that, I am just thinking about different ways someone could die from a console and console-related paraphernalia. :P

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#358 thesoxpwnyou

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[QUOTE="thesoxpwnyou"][QUOTE="sSubZerOo"]
Lets havea experiment, place a loaded guna nd a wiigun next to each other.. Lets go see how many 3 year olds kill themselves.. All three year olds are dumb by nature and can not take care of themselves..
sSubZerOo

And thats why the parents are supposed to take care of them!

What does this have anything to do with me argueing agianst the people who think the girl is dead because of her own stupidity.. I am in support that its the parents responsibility, a child that age knows no better and is a walking accident to happen.

I'm not argueing I'm agreeing!!!

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#359 jeremiah06

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I blame both Nintendo and the parents.
CBR600-RR

People say this, but I'm 99.999999% positive that ultra realistic gun was not made by Nintendo. When I saw the pic I thought the one on top was the toy... Guess I'd have shot myself too(*_*)

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#360 thesoxpwnyou

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[QUOTE="CBR600-RR"]
I blame both Nintendo and the parents.
jeremiah06

People say this, but I'm 99.999999% positive that ultra realistic gun was not made by Nintendo. When I saw the pic I thought the one on top was the toy... Guess I'd have shot myself too(*_*)

Ya I don't see nintendo making that.

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