ODESSA TOWNSHIP (WOOD-AM) - The man who fired the shot that struck an 83-year-old Right To Life canvasser in the shoulder last week in Odessa Township says it was an accident, but he also says she was arguing with his wife.
Sharon Harvey says a discussion became heated after she said she was voting in favor of Proposal 3.
"I told her I can't do that and she says, 'Well, you have to.' I says, 'No, I don’t. It’s not going to happen,'" Sharon Harvey said. "I told her I had a four-and-a-half month tubal pregnancy, and she says, 'Well, you survived, didn't you?'"
"I says, 'You need to go. Just go.' She says, 'Well, I have a right to be here.' 'No you don’t; you need to go.'"
Richard Harvey says he came out of his barn with his gun.
"(The volunteer) is still ranting and raving and she's got this clipboard. She's waving it around. I'm thinking she's going to smack Sharon with it. So without thinking, I went to club it away with the rifle and my finger was still in the trigger guard."
A Michigan State Police investigation is ongoing.
The woman was treated and released from a hospital after reporting the incident to police.
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