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Rashaud Joseph, of Metairie, is accused of accidentally shooting his girlfriend while cleaning a shotgun. (JPSO )
Michelle Hunter, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune By Michelle Hunter, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
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on May 11, 2017 at 1:38 PM
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Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office investigators arrested a Metairie man accused of accidentally shooting his girlfriend while cleaning his shotgun after a few drinks.

Rashaud Joseph, 21, of 2301 Severn Ave., Metairie, was booked with illegal use of a weapon and negligent injuring, according to an arrest report.



The inadvertent injury occurred during the early morning hours of Sunday (May 7). Joseph told investigators he returned home after drinking and decided to clean his 12-gauge shotgun, the report said.

As he took the weapon into the restroom, he was noticed by his 20-year-old girlfriend, according to Lt. Jason Rivarde, spokesman for the Sheriff's Office.

The woman entered the bathroom and tried to take the shotgun from Joseph, grabbing the barrel with both hands. That's when the shotgun discharged, injuring the woman on her right hand, the report said.

The projectile from the gun entered the apartment next door and damaged a bathtub, the report said. Though someone was home, no one was injured in the neighboring apartment.

The woman sought treatment at Tulane Lakeside Hospital in Metairie where staffers stitched and bandaged the wound, according to the report. Deputies took Joseph into custody at the hospital, according to the report.

He was booked into the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center and released Monday on a $10,500 bond.

That's one way to evacuate a load

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How many of you clean your shotgun in the restroom?

Twice a day, sometimes 3 times.

Is that what the kids are calling it these days? I guess I have "cleaned the ole' shotgun" a time or two in the bathroom then.

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Originally posted by cslinger:
Is that what the kids are calling it these days? I guess I have "cleaned the ole' shotgun" a time or two in the bathroom then.

Does that make hemorrhoids a choke, then?

Not buying their story line. The discharge was preceded by some drama, in my estimation

It's a good idea to unload and safety check all your weapons before going out to drink at the bar. That way, when you return late at night with the uncontrollable urge to clean them, you don't need to take all that time to check to see if they are loaded ... when you are loaded.

(Guilty of having dissasembled many firearms in the bathroom. And I don't mean just basic field striping them either.)


But like most of them, that story is bullshit.

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Originally posted by HayesGreener:
Not buying their story line. The discharge was preceded by some drama, in my estimation

Of course it was.

"Went off while cleaning" has come to be the euphemism for everything from suicide to attempted murder.

Is that like painting your mailbox in the basement?

Preoccupied shootin' the shit with his girl friend.

In a home, is the space given over to the bathtub, commode, and sink a "restroom" or is it a "bathroom"? Residences are not advertised as having 2½ restrooms, the ad would say "2½ baths."

I would think the "restroom" in a residence would be where the recliner or sofa was located, since those are used for resting, and the "bedroom" name is taken for the room where the bed is located.

As for some drunken orangutan discharging a shotgun in any room that is a negligent discharge.

Ever since I watched John Wayne in Big Jake, I shower with mine.

I have, in fact, cleaned guns in the bathroom before. When you live in an apartment, it's often the best place to do so.

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Originally posted by synthplayer:
Does that make hemorrhoids a choke, then?

No, butt (pun intended) the long tube thingy which comes the hemorrhoid cream would be extra full most likely.

She grabbed his barrel with both hands, what did she think would happen?

You gotta do something when your shorts are below your knees.

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Originally posted by David Lee:
Preoccupied shootin' the shit with his girl friend.

That creates a funny picture in my mind.

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Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:
Joseph told investigators he returned home after drinking and decided to clean his 12-gauge shotgun

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The woman entered the bathroom and tried to take the shotgun from Joseph, grabbing the barrel with both hands.

Zero rocket scientists in this story.

Glad/amazed there weren't fatalities.