Monday, September 29, 2008

Man recovering after being shot during Civil War filming


ISLE OF WIGHT - A local Civil War re-enactor is recovering after apparently being shot while participating in a scene for a Civil War documentary in Isle of Wight County over the weekend. County Sheriff C.W. Phelps said that 72-year-old Thomas R. Lord Sr. was released from a hospital and is recovering at home. Phelps identified Lord as a retired police officer living in Suffolk. The circumstances of the shooting are still unclear, and Phelps said investigators are still trying to determine how Lord was shot. A spokeswoman for the Isle of Wight County Museum said it happened as part of a documentary filming in Heritage Park on Saturday. More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Online Medical