Two Story Rewrite

Huntington Story

At around 10:00 PM, 53-year-old Janice Jones was shot in leg inside her motor home and transported to a hospital in Barstow, California.

Her dog had knocked off a 9mm handgun that had been on the table previously, and the impact discharged the gun straight into her leg.

"It could have been worse. The bullet hit two inches from the gas tank," California Highway Patrol press liaison Tammy Rye says.

The gunshot passed through Jones' leg and through the other side of the vehicle. 

"Jones was treated at the hospital," confirmed Jim Washington, a spokesperson for Huntington Beach Hospital.

Jones' dog, Tombo, was taken to the Huntington Beach Animal Control officers, where the dog was seen to be malnourished and had fresh cigarette burns on its forehead. 

“My office will explore filing animal abuse charges against Jones,” said Janet Ngo, one of the animal control officers.

It was also noticed that Jones had expired license plates and no permit for the handgun she was shot with; the county’s district attorney’s office is considering whether or not to charge her for the gun incident. 

"Jones doesn’t have a permit for the gun," Rye said.

Jones now faces charges of illegal gun possession, expired license plates and possibly animal abuse as well. 

“The dog could have done with a little less abuse and a few more of those pork chops,” Ngo said.

Ngo indicated that her office would explore filing animal abuse charges against Jones.

Earthquake Story

An earthquake shook the San Francisco Bay area at 8:12 AM, shaking residents like Mike Beamer, a building housing McHenry’s Auto Supply at 2342 Plum St. partially collapsed, killing two people and injuring six others

"Names of the dead are being withheld pending notifications of families," said Jennifer Vu, a public information officer from the Hayward Fire Department.

The earthquake collapsed a store called McHenry’s Auto Supply at 2342 Plum St. Residents felt a rolling motion for about 30 second, where a sharp jolt came in the middle of it, Hayward firefighters used ropes to stabilize the auto supply shop, conducting a search of the building and capped a gas line after detecting a gas leak at the site.

"I was eating my breakfast when the room started rolling. I dove under the table just as I heard an explosion outside and a chunk of cement flew through my kitchen window. That’s when the screaming start across the street,” Hayward resident Mike Beamer said.

The earthquake had a scale of 6.4 on the Richter scale, which is a very large number for an earthquake. 

"The earthquake was located on the Hayward Fault line, which runs under the hills. It was a strong one," said Penny Gertz, a scientist from the U.S. Geological Survey in Menlo Park.

21 fire personnel, 12 police and 5 American Red Cross workers came to the building collapse quickly. 

"Some arrived within four minutes of the quake," Vu said.

Nobody else in the Hayward area was injured from the earthquake, other than the people at the McHenry's store. 

Three of the six people injured were hurt seriously enough to require hospitalization and were transported to Hayward General Hospital, according to Vu.

"People as far south as Los Angeles and as far north as Redding felt the quake", Gertz said.

Gertz called the quake a “strong one” and said it occurred on the Hayward Fault, which runs under the hills.