"The man, Cody Wayne Adams, was testing his new Glock .45 caliber handgun-a Christmas splurge he had purchased for himself. He did what in his mind was no doubt the responsible thing, setting up his Red Bull can target on the ground and shooting downward at it, firing less than 20 rounds before going back inside."
"Phelps had just enough time to comment that "someone got a new gun for Christmas," according to the police affidavit, before saying "ouch" and collapsing. She had been struck in the chest by one of Adams' rogue bullets, having likely ricocheted off the ground before it hit her. In a small act of mercy, the bullet missed the small grandchild or great-grandchild that Phelps had been holding at the time. The beloved grandmother was pronounced dead at the scene."
On Christmas Day, 33-year-old Cody Wayne Adams fired fewer than 20 rounds at a Red Bull can in his Oklahoma backyard after testing a new Glock .45. A ricocheted bullet traveled several blocks and struck Sandra Phelps, a grandmother known as 'Nanny,' who was sitting on her front porch holding a small grandchild or great-grandchild. Phelps momentarily remarked that 'someone got a new gun for Christmas' and then collapsed; she was pronounced dead at the scene. Police charged Adams with first-degree manslaughter. Family members described Phelps as affectionate and said the gathering turned tragic; the bullet narrowly missed the child.
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