Charles Vacca, 39, of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., died Aug. 25, 2014, after he was shot with an Uzi by a 9-year-old girl taking shooting lessons. KPNX-TV, Phoenix
PHOENIX (AP) - Police reports released Tuesday say a 9-year-old girl who accidentally killed a shooting range instructor with an Uzi in Arizona had said immediately after the shooting that she felt the gun was too much for her and had hurt her shoulder.
Her family members were focused on the girl because they thought she was injured by the gun's recoil and didn't immediately realize instructor Charles Vacca had been shot until a colleague ran over.
The reports say the family took a shuttle from Las Vegas south to the Last Stop range in White Hills, Ariz.
Vacca was standing next to the girl on Aug. 25 when she squeezed the trigger.
The recoil wrenched the Uzi upward and killed Vacca.
Prosecutors are not filing charges in the case.
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