Christmas target practice turns deadly as stray bullet kills Oklahoma woman sitting on porch

An Oklahoma antheral is facing a first-degree manslaughter complaint aft authorities accidental a slug helium fired portion doing people signifier successful his backyard struck and killed a pistillate sitting with her household connected Christmas Day.

Cody Adams, 33, was charged with first-degree manslaughter successful transportation with the shooting, tribunal records show.

At astir 3:15 p.m. connected Dec. 25, the Stephens County Sheriff's Office responded to reports of a shooting successful Stephens County, Oklahoma., wherever Sandra Phelps was fatally struck portion sitting connected her beforehand structure holding a child, according to the probable origin affidavit.

Witnesses told deputies they periodically heard gunshots implicit respective minutes northbound of the residence, earlier Phelps said "ouch" and collapsed, the affidavit states. Moments before, Phelps allegedly commented that idiosyncratic got a caller weapon for Christmas.

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The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office said a slug fired by Cody Adams portion doing people signifier successful his backyard struck and killed a pistillate connected Christmas Day. (Stephens County Sheriff’s Office )

Investigators determined the slug entered Phelps’ precocious close limb and traveled into her chest, accordant with a steep downward angle.

A canvass of adjacent properties identified 1 residence without a suitable shooting backstop, which belonged to Adams, according to the affidavit.

Adams told deputies helium had been shooting a caller Glock .45-caliber handgun helium bought for himself for Christmas, and helium showed constabulary wherever helium had been shooting successful his backyard astatine a Red Bull connected the ground.

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The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office investigated a Christmas Day shooting that near a pistillate dead, authorities said. (Stephens County Sheriff's Office)

The affidavit states that "there was thing down his spot to halt immoderate bullets from traveling beyond his spot and hurting someone."

Investigators besides recovered spent ammunition casings and a portion of breached ceramic tile successful beforehand of the target, which they accidental apt caused the bullet’s altered trajectory, according to the affidavit.

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An Oklahoma antheral has been charged with first-degree manslaughter successful transportation with a Christmas Day shooting successful Stephens County, tribunal records show. (iStock)

Adams aboriginal told constabulary helium was "sorry" and "became visibly upset" aft being informed they believed his slug caused Phelps’ death.

Adams appeared successful tribunal connected Friday and was released connected a $100,000 bond, according to tribunal records.