A Shooting!

We have 1 homeless person in Raymond, and although he probably could stay with his parents, he prefers to live outside. Some days, when he’s on medication, he seems calmer and more rational. Other days, he is so involved with the voices in his head, that he hardly notices anything else. He’s not dangerous though, to anyone else but himself.

Well, this morning, when Elaine and I were walking past the Quonset hut that’s diagonally across from the old Co-op, we saw a car in the driveway. We usually stop to feed Slim, the black cat who lives there. At first, Elaine suggested that he had an overnight guest, but when our homeless person got out of the car, he had a sling on his arm. And the older woman in the car turned out to be his mother. He told us that his mother’s husband shot him last night and he had just gotten back from the hospital. He was very proud that the bullet shattered his upper arm and shoulder. He said he may even have an operation. OMG! Now, I admit that it is very wrong to shoot someone, but sometimes the victim is so annoying, and so intense, that the only choice is to shoot him. Fortunately, most people control those types of urges. As we continued on our walk, we just shook our heads with wonder. Not much happens in Raymond, so this was the big event of the day.