New York State woman shoots herself after friend drives off the wrong road

Kayleen Gillis died in a tragic shooting in upstate New York

A 20-year-old woman was gunned down in New York City. York after her friend mistakenly turned into the wrong driveway.

Kailin Gillis was met with gunfire when she took a wrong turn in Kevin Monahan's driveway in the city of Hebron.

Monahan. According to Washington County Sheriff Jeff Murphy, the 65-year-old man fired two shots from his front porch as Ms. Gillis and three of her friends tried to overturn the car.

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"It is a very sad case that some young people were looking for a friend's house and ended up in the house of this man who decided to go out with a firearm. and discharge it" This was stated by Sheriff Murphy at a press conference.

A few days after the shooting of Ralph Jarl

The shooting comes just days after Ralph Jarl, a black teenager, was gunned down in Kansas City, Missouri after ringing the doorbell of the wrong house in an attempt to pick up his younger brothers.

Andrew Lester, 85, who is white, was charged with one count of assault in the first degree and one count of armed criminal activity.

The area where the New York City shooting also occurred is located in rural areas, and access roads are poorly lit at night. . None of the group got out of the car and went to Monahan's house.

Ralph Jarl, a black teenager, was gunned down in Kansas City. there is clearly no threat from anyone in the car" Sheriff Murphy said. «Mr. Monahan has no reason to feel threatened.»

After the shooting, the group drove to nearby Salem, northeast of Albany, where they called emergency services. .

Arriving paramedics performed CPR on Ms. Gillis but were unable to save her.

When officers arrived at Monahan's compound, he refused to come out and spoke to the dispatcher on 9/11 about According to police, more than an hour before he was taken into custody.

He was charged with second-degree murder.

Sheriff Murphy described Ms. Gillis, who lived in Schuylerville, New York. , as «an innocent young girl who was with friends looking for another friend's house.»

The GoFundMe page was created to help her family «with funerals and other expenses.»< /p>