Civil War-style CSI: Who shot the re-enactor?

[HopeFor2006]

Source: Associated Press

updated 12:40 p.m. ET Oct. 25, 2008

RICHMOND, Va. - In the passionate world of Civil War re-enactors, authenticity is everything — from uniforms with historically correct stitching to hardtack made from scratch.

A battle re-enactment last month pushed realism to the limits: A retired New York City police officer portraying a Union soldier for a documentary film was shot in the shoulder, possibly by a Confederate re-enactor.

The shooting sent the 73-year-old to the hospital and left the Isle of Wight Sheriff's Office in rural southeastern Virginia with a Civil War-style CSI case. Investigators used film to piece together what happened and have narrowed a suspect to one re-enactor.



Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27372438/?GT1=43001

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[Richd506]

1. Damnit they stole my idea!

I wondered if they'd ever do one like that...

[Historic NY]

2. It happens sometimes when unskilled people attend these kind of events.

[yurbud]

3. this was an episode of Monk!

[Harmonicaman]

4. CSI already did a civil war story

Season 6, episode 24

[colonel odis]

5. i think this is the funniest thing i've read in ages. you can't make this stuff up.