Elderly Man With Dementia Shoots & Kills His Daughter

Florida Pensacola  86-year-old Preston Ezell told deputies he accidentally shot his sister while trying to protect her from what he thought was an intruder. The victim is actually Ezell's daughter.
by Jamie Burch
Published: Wed, September 09, 2009 - 11:23 am CST Last Updated: Wed, September 09, 2009 - 2:06 pm CST
PENSACOLA, Florida - The State Attorney's Office will review a tragic deadly shooting involving an elderly man and his daughter.

According to the incident report filed by the Escambia County Sheriff's Office, 86-year-old Preston Ezell shot his daughter, Kurnetta, Friday morning at their home on Monarch Drive in Pensacola.

Ezell, who has dementia, told deputies he thought someone had broken into the home and was screaming at his sister. So he went and grabbed his gun. Ezell said he accidentally shot his sister while trying to protect her.

But Ezell's sister has been dead for quite some time. The woman he shot is actually his daughter. It's unclear whether there was an intruder.

The Sheriff's Office, which declined to comment, did not arrest Ezell and is turning the case over to the State Attorney's Office.
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The shooter has dementia, “Ezell, who has dementia.” He thought he had shot his SISTER. He actually shot his daughter. Mr. Ezell will have to live with his actions, what he remembers and understands.

Bless his heart.

Poor man?

I think the real victim is the dead one.

This poor man will have to relive this accident over and over. He didnt’ deserve that life sentence because his perception was a mistake.

Here again if he had a mental illness why would a gun be in his pressence. Same as with a small child? Ridiculous mistake here..Prayers to the family!

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