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Police: Reeves said he wanted gunshot to scare woman

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Story Created: Dec 20, 2012 at 3:04 PM EDT

Story Updated: Dec 20, 2012 at 3:04 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) - A police officer says the 73-year-old man accused of gunning down a Georgia woman after his motorized wheelchair and her car bumped at a gas station told him that he only intended to scare the woman.

Macon police Sgt. Shermaine Jones interviewed Frank Reeves after the shooting. Jones testified in court Wednesday that Reeves told him that he intended to fire his gun in the air to scare 65-year-old Linda Hunnicutt.

Police say Reeves shot Hunnicutt after his wheelchair came into contact with her Buick outside a Macon gas station Dec. 4. She later died, despite efforts of bystanders to revive her on the pavement.

Reeves' attorney, Veronica Brinson, said her client didn't mean for anyone to get hurt.

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Information from: The Macon Telegraph, http://www.macontelegraph.com
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