Posted on Oct 5, 2023
Wedding officiant, 62, fires a gun to rally the guests and accidentally injures his 12-year-old...
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"Michael Gardner turned himself in to authorities Monday on a charge of child abuse for neglectfully firing a firearm and injuring someone during the wedding Saturday."
Wedding officiant, 62, fires a gun to rally the guests and accidentally injures his 12-year-old...
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LTC Eugene Chu
..."He shot the round to gain the attention of the wedding attendees, officials said, but his plan ... backfired.
“When he decided to cock back the hammer of this revolver, it slipped and it shot his grandson in the left shoulder causing an injury,” Houchin said.
Houchin said that Gardner created the .45 Colt ammunition blank by adding black powder and glue to a casing. “We believe the glue is what injured the child,” he said.
Deputies responded to the scene just before 6 p.m. local time. The child, from Odessa, Texas, was taken to an area hospital, then transported to Omaha for further treatment. The injury is not life-threatening, officials said.
It's unclear if the wedding festivities continued following the shooting incident.
Gardner, also of Odessa, turned himself in to authorities Monday where he was lodged on a charge of child abuse for neglectfully firing a firearm and injuring someone."...
..."He shot the round to gain the attention of the wedding attendees, officials said, but his plan ... backfired.
“When he decided to cock back the hammer of this revolver, it slipped and it shot his grandson in the left shoulder causing an injury,” Houchin said.
Houchin said that Gardner created the .45 Colt ammunition blank by adding black powder and glue to a casing. “We believe the glue is what injured the child,” he said.
Deputies responded to the scene just before 6 p.m. local time. The child, from Odessa, Texas, was taken to an area hospital, then transported to Omaha for further treatment. The injury is not life-threatening, officials said.
It's unclear if the wedding festivities continued following the shooting incident.
Gardner, also of Odessa, turned himself in to authorities Monday where he was lodged on a charge of child abuse for neglectfully firing a firearm and injuring someone."...
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