NOT! (Maybe not exactly..) This wasn't a funny story about a hunting dog removing the gun safety and then pressing the trigger, whatever bloggers and such may say. It was a tragic hunting accident. A lively dog was shunting back and forth between the front and back seats. It was eager for this early morning hunt. There was a gun there and the safety may or may not have been on. Somehow in the activity a shot was fired in the cab, shooting Mr. Brown in the thigh.
My friends and neighbors who were there were devastated. But they also had the presence of mind to quickly call 911, staunch the blood as best they could, get the victim to the gate where the ambulance awaited.
My neighbor told me it was like a war incident. So much blood and meat and so much to be done in split seconds.
Mr. Brown is a community icon, beloved by all. As the head of our local power coop, he has done so much philanthropically for the poorest among us. And yet, he's a regular East Pasco guy who goes hunting on an early weekend morning with good friends he treasures.
We all are beaming good wishes for Billy Brown's recovery. "He's a tough old bird", one of his employees said.
His hunting companions will be forever changed by this. They took Mr. Brown's pickup and cleaned it carefully and thoroughly. Love, really.
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