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novapsycheMan Killed During Masonic Initiation
A man was shot in the face and killed during a Masonic initiation ceremony by a fellow member who mistakenly pulled out a real pistol instead of a blank gun, police said Tuesday.
The 76-year-old man who fired the shot was charged with manslaughter.
William James, 47, was killed Monday night at the Southside Masonic Lodge.
"We believe it was completely accidental," said Suffolk County Detective Lt. Jack Fitzpatrick. The man under arrest, Albert Eid, was "stunned and distraught" at James' death, he said.
The initiation rite was aimed at scaring the new member.
A man was shot in the face and killed during a Masonic initiation ceremony by a fellow member who mistakenly pulled out a real pistol instead of a blank gun, police said Tuesday.
The 76-year-old man who fired the shot was charged with manslaughter.
William James, 47, was killed Monday night at the Southside Masonic Lodge.
"We believe it was completely accidental," said Suffolk County Detective Lt. Jack Fitzpatrick. The man under arrest, Albert Eid, was "stunned and distraught" at James' death, he said.
The initiation rite was aimed at scaring the new member.
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Date: 2004-03-10 08:36 pm (UTC)