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Updated: Oct. 05, 2023, 4:49 a.m.LINCOLN, Nebraska — A Texas man trying to get the attention of guests while officiating a wedding attempted to fire a gun loaded with a homemade blank shell into the air but instead shot his 12-year-old grandson, reports say.
Michael Gardner, 62, who is a commissioner in Ector County, Texas, has been charged with felony child abuse in connection with the incident, which occurred Saturday,Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Ben Houchin saidthat Gardner “decided to gain everybody’s attention and start the wedding with a bang” by firing a snub-nosed revolver.
Houchin said the weapon slipped as Gardner pulled the hammer back, causing it to go off and wound his grandson in the left shoulder. The boy was taken to a hospital and was treated for a non-life-threatening injury. Gardner created the blank by taking a .45 caliber shell and putting black powder into the casing, then gluing it. “What we believe is the glue is what injured the child,” Houchin said.
“Just another example that playing with firearms, no matter what, if they’re blanks, bad things can certainly happen,” Houchin said. “We do not believe Michael intended to hurt his grandchild but the act was not very smart.”If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.
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