This time, with Texas connection.
Why the fuck would anyone think it's a good idea to fire a gun, even with blanks, at a wedding? Was he trying to show how badass he was?
https://www.klkntv.com/man-accidentally-shot-child-while-officiating-wedding-near-lincoln-deputy-says/
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A Texas man accidentally shot a child while officiating a wedding in Lancaster County on Saturday, the sheriff’s office says.
Chief Deputy Ben Houchin said deputies were sent to a wedding at Hillside Events near Denton on a report of a gunshot wound.
Deputies learned that 62-year-old Michael Gardner, the wedding’s officiant, fired a gun to get everyone’s attention.
“He was going to fire in the air, and as he did that, it slipped and went off,” Houchin said.
The gun was loaded with a blank that Gardner made with gunpowder and glue.
Houchin said Gardner accidentally shot a child in the shoulder. They were taken to a hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening.
On Monday, Gardner turned himself in. He was arrested on suspicion of felony child abuse.
“It’s just kind of neglectful to take a gun out that has blanks and fire amongst people,” Houchin said.