10th May 2010, Colorado, USA

A 50 year old man who claimed he was trying to defend himself from a mugger, shot himself in the groin by accident.

The man, who had been drinking, believed he’d been hit by someone in the back of the head and was trying to defend himself. The incident happened in the parking lot of a grocery shop in May 2009.

Despite the man’s claims, investigating officers found no evidence to back them up. The man was convicted of illegally discharging a firearm, reckless endangerment and ‘prohibited use of a weapon – drunk with a gun’.

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Tags: gun, shooting, USA