A Michigan man throwing a shoe containing a loaded gun at a cockroach accidentally shot himself in the foot.
The victim’s name was not disclosed in the report.
Detroit police responded to the incident, which took place in the 18700 block of Albion Street on Tuesday, March 19, at the home of the wheelchair-bound man.
Citing police sources, WDIV reported that when the man threw the shoe at the bug, a loaded revolver that had been stashed inside fell out and discharged.
A bullet then hit the man in the foot.
Child Shoots Mom With Shotgun
The incident recalls the recent case of a young California boy who accidentally shot his mother in the torso with a shotgun.Los Angeles County authorities made an arrest after a boy less than 5 years old shot and wounded his mother with a shotgun that had been left in a car.
The Sheriff’s Department said 24-year-old Brandon Ambriz of Norwalk was in custody on Jan. 24, 2019, on charges of a parole violation, illegally possessing a firearm, and child endangerment, according to The Associated Press.
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Authorities said the mother, another woman, and four children were in a car on the afternoon of Jan. 23, in a preschool parking lot in Norwalk when the boy discharged the firearm from the backseat.
The blast went through the driver’s seat and hit his mother in the torso. She’s in stable condition.
Police arrested Ambriz on the same day as the shooting.
The four children were placed in the custody of county child welfare workers.
