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From Newsday ( http://www.newsday.com/news/local/w...13,0,3880588.story?coll=ny-region-apnewjersey ):
Wild West actor in coma after being shot in head during show
July 13, 2006
BYRAM, N.J. (AP) _ Sussex County authorities are investigating the shooting of an actor who played a gunfighter at a western-themed amusement park.
Scott Harris, 37, of Netcong, has been in a coma since Friday when he collapsed during a staged gunfight at Wild West City, First Assistant Prosecutor William Fitzgibbons said.
Emergency responders didn't realize at first that Harris had been struck since the only indication of injury was a scratch on the head. But after being examined at the hospital, doctors discovered that he had been shot.
Authorities say they are unsure exactly what type of projectile struck Harris, whether it was a bullet, a bullet fragment or something else. It remains lodged in his brain.
"Nobody feels comfortable with any conclusions, because we have none yet," Fitzgibbons told The Star-ledger of Newark for Thursday's newspapers.
Also unknown is whether a participant in the show, depicting a mock gunfight, or an audience member caused Harris' injury, Fitzgibbons said.
Part of the problem is what Fitzgibbons called the "mishmash" of guns that actors use in the staged gunfights. Some of the weapons are owned by the actors themselves; others are owned by the park. Some weapons are similar to starter pistols, while others are real guns that fire blank cartridges, Fitzgibbons said.
Investigators are trying to determine whether a bullet fragment or some other object remained in a gun barrel from the last time its owner used it, Fitzgibbons said.
Harris was in critical condition at University Hospital in Newark.
His family's minister, the Rev. Hugh Matlack of the First Presbyterian Church in Stanhope, told the newspaper they are certain Harris was wounded by a bullet.
"He's been seen by three different physicians ... and every single one has said that he was shot with a bullet," Matlack said.
The clergyman said Harris had worked at the theme park on and off for years.
"He is a fun-loving, affable, sweet guy," Matlack told The Daily Record of Parsippany for Thursday's newspapers. "He is so good with people. He is such a gentle soul."
Wild West City has been a popular tourist attraction for 50 years.
From Newsday ( http://www.newsday.com/news/local/w...13,0,3880588.story?coll=ny-region-apnewjersey ):
Wild West actor in coma after being shot in head during show
July 13, 2006
BYRAM, N.J. (AP) _ Sussex County authorities are investigating the shooting of an actor who played a gunfighter at a western-themed amusement park.
Scott Harris, 37, of Netcong, has been in a coma since Friday when he collapsed during a staged gunfight at Wild West City, First Assistant Prosecutor William Fitzgibbons said.
Emergency responders didn't realize at first that Harris had been struck since the only indication of injury was a scratch on the head. But after being examined at the hospital, doctors discovered that he had been shot.
Authorities say they are unsure exactly what type of projectile struck Harris, whether it was a bullet, a bullet fragment or something else. It remains lodged in his brain.
"Nobody feels comfortable with any conclusions, because we have none yet," Fitzgibbons told The Star-ledger of Newark for Thursday's newspapers.
Also unknown is whether a participant in the show, depicting a mock gunfight, or an audience member caused Harris' injury, Fitzgibbons said.
Part of the problem is what Fitzgibbons called the "mishmash" of guns that actors use in the staged gunfights. Some of the weapons are owned by the actors themselves; others are owned by the park. Some weapons are similar to starter pistols, while others are real guns that fire blank cartridges, Fitzgibbons said.
Investigators are trying to determine whether a bullet fragment or some other object remained in a gun barrel from the last time its owner used it, Fitzgibbons said.
Harris was in critical condition at University Hospital in Newark.
His family's minister, the Rev. Hugh Matlack of the First Presbyterian Church in Stanhope, told the newspaper they are certain Harris was wounded by a bullet.
"He's been seen by three different physicians ... and every single one has said that he was shot with a bullet," Matlack said.
The clergyman said Harris had worked at the theme park on and off for years.
"He is a fun-loving, affable, sweet guy," Matlack told The Daily Record of Parsippany for Thursday's newspapers. "He is so good with people. He is such a gentle soul."
Wild West City has been a popular tourist attraction for 50 years.
