"A man in Oklahoma is facing a manslaughter charge after he allegedly shot a woman several blocks from his home while firing a gun he got himself for Christmas at an energy drink can in his back yard. As told in court documents reviewed by NBC News, the death of Sandra Phelps at the hands of Cody Wayne Adams illustrates how deadly the consequences can be when those engaging in the US's prevalent gun culture do so unsafely."
"Phelps was sitting under a covered porch with family on Christmas and holding a child in her arms when they heard gunshots north of the house, said an affidavit laying out the circumstances of Adams's arrest. Sandra commented that someone got a new gun for Christmas and then shortly after Sandra said ouch' and collapsed, the affidavit said. It said there were no more gunshots after that."
"We later received a call stating an individual had just received a gun for Christmas and was target practicing in his backyard and that they believed it would be pointing in the direction of the scene, the sheriff's office statement added. Investigators went to the reported address and spoke with an individual [who] confirmed he was shooting a target in his back yard and that he had heard that someone has died from a gunshot wound a couple of roads over."
Cody Wayne Adams allegedly fired a handgun at an energy drink can in his backyard after receiving the gun for Christmas. Bullets left the property because the yard lacked a suitable backstop, and a bullet struck Sandra Phelps several blocks away as she sat on a covered porch holding a child. Witnesses heard shots to the north, then Phelps said "ouch" and collapsed; no further shots were reported. Emergency crews responded and investigators traced shooting activity to Adams, who showed deputies a Red Bull can he had been using for target practice. Adams faces a manslaughter charge.
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