Charles's mouth hung open in shock. What in the world? "A man was shot? Do you mean this afternoon? One of our guests?" he asked, unsure of what to think.
If one of the guests had been injured, would his father have made some sort of announcement? Clearly it would have been an accident, regardless of who had been involved, but it was news to Charles. He'd been so busy worrying about his own problems that he hadn't exactly bothered to stop and chat with many of the guests outside of a simple hello.