--- title: Man Shoots at Armadillo and Hits Mother in Law description: Man shoots at armadillo and bullet ricochets off animal and hits mother in law says Lees County Sheriffs Office in Georgia canonical: https://time.com/3821026/armadillo-mother-in-law/ author: Olivia B. Waxman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-04-14T15:05:17.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:47:45.179Z og:title: Man Shoots at Armadillo But Accidentally Hits His Mother-in-Law og:description: Man shoots at armadillo and bullet ricochets off animal and hits mother in law says Lees County Sheriffs Office in Georgia og:url: https://time.com/3821026/armadillo-mother-in-law/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Man Shoots at Armadillo But Accidentally Hits His Mother-in-Law twitter:description: Man shoots at armadillo and bullet ricochets off animal and hits mother in law says Lees County Sheriffs Office in Georgia twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Man Shoots at Armadillo But Accidentally Hits His Mother-in-Law ## Video: What Your Boys Aren't Telling You [Watch (HLS stream): What Your Boys Aren't Telling You](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/7mqwsqXO.m3u8) (3:37)  _Published 2013-11-19. Rosiland Wiseman talks with three book contributors about the issues teen boys face every day._  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Apr 14, 2015 3:05 PM UTC  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Apr 14, 2015 3:05 PM UTC Police in central Georgia are baffled by a case in which a man accidentally shot his mother-in-law Sunday night because the bullet ricocheted off of an armadillo, WALB News [reports](http://www.walb.com/story/28786983/man-shoots-at-armadillo-bullet-hits-mother-in-law). The Lee County Sheriff’s Office reports that Larry McElroy’s bullet killed the armadillo, then bounced off of a fence and hit his mother-in-law Carol Johnson in the back as she was sitting in a recliner in her mobile home, according to WALB News. She was not critically injured, and no charges were filed. ### The Dionne Quintuplets: Little Girls Lost in the Harsh Glare of Fame  A view of the "Dionne Quintuplets" posing in their confirmation dresses on day of their first Holy Communion, 1940. Hansel Mieth—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Caption from LIFE. Writing lesson in nursery schoolroom is the Quins' first exercise in the discipline of formal education. Above (left to right): Cecile, Annette, Emilie, Marie and Yvonne study a word on the blackboard, then duck their heads to print it out. Hansel Mieth—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Caption from LIFE. From left to right: Cecile, the dilettante, learns easily but loses interest quickly; Yvonne is the leader with initiative; Marie has caught up with her sisters in growth but is still the slowest of the five; Annette has developed the most marked musical talent; Emilie, left-handed, is the prankster. Hansel Mieth—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Tourists pulling up to visit the home of the Dionne Quintuplets, Canada, 1940. Hansel Mieth—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Souvenir store specializing in Dionne Quintuplets merchandise, 1940. Hansel Mieth—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Caption from LIFE. Public . . . files into Dafoe Hospital observation pavilion for quick glimpse of Quins. One-way screens and large signs saying 'Silence' make their presence a minimum distraction for the Quins. Hansel Mieth—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  The Dionne Quintuplets standing around their guardian, Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe, 1940. Hansel Mieth—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  (Clockwise from top left) Marie, Emilie, Yvonne, Cecile, Annette Dionne, 1940. Hansel Mieth—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Caption from LIFE. Quins' bare feet explode rumor that they have web toes. Actually one evidence of their identicality is a partial fusion of second and third toes, found only in one in a 1,000 people. Hansel Mieth—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Three of the Dionne Quintuplets playing in the yard of their home/compound, 1940. Hansel Mieth—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Caption from LIFE. Paper cutouts are Marie's favorite means of self-expression. She does them neatly and with great deliberation, here with the indulgent approval of Mme. Gaetane Vezina, governess of the Quins. Hansel Mieth—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Caption from LIFE. Modeling in plasticine and sketching with crayon give Emilie an outlet for her strong sense of color and form. She has here drawn the plan of a house and grounds in colored plasticine strips. Hansel Mieth—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Caption from LIFE. Marie's eyes are examined by Dr. William Hill of Toronto. Her left eye showed improvement, her weaker eye none. She will need glasses Hansel Mieth—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Caption from LIFE. Quins get up at 7:30 in the morning, dress together in the big bathroom. Hansel Mieth—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  The Dionne Quintuplets sing on CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corp.) radio, 1940. Hansel Mieth—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3821026/armadillo-mother-in-law/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3821026/armadillo-mother-in-law/"},"headline":"Man Shoots at Armadillo But Accidentally Hits His Mother-in-Law","datePublished":"2015-04-14T15:05:17.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:47:45.179Z","description":"The bullet bounced off the animal's hard shell","url":"https://time.com/3821026/armadillo-mother-in-law/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Bizarre"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. 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