Fla. Gunman Puts Car 'Out of Its Misery'
LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SEA, Fla. - A man with car trouble is in trouble after shooting five rounds into the hood of his Chrysler "to put my car out of its misery."
John McGivney, 64, shot his 1994 LeBaron with a .380-caliber semiautomatic, Broward County sheriff's deputies said.
When the property manager at his apartment complex asked what he was doing, McGivney said, "I'm putting my car out of its misery." He tucked his gun in a pocket and went back inside.
He was arrested Friday on a misdemeanor charge of discharging a firearm in public. He posted $100 bail Saturday.
McGivney said the car has been giving him trouble for years and had "outlived its usefulness." He called the shooting "dumb" and worries he will be evicted. But he doesn't regret it.
"I think every guy in the universe has wanted to do it," McGivney told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. "It was worth every damn minute in that jail."
Either that, or donate the car to a worthy cause.
Posted by Terry Oglesby at April 20, 2005 08:51 AMI've had a couple of cars that I wanted to do that to. Fortunately, I was able to get someone to take them off my hands before it came to that.
Posted by: Larry Anderson at April 20, 2005 10:21 AM