Bowler Shoots Himself at Florida Lanes

Bowler shoots himself: A Florida man accidentally shot himself as he was attempting to bowl in the town of Jupiter, according to reports.
Bowler Shoots Himself at Florida Lanes
Jack Phillips
5/15/2013
Updated:
7/18/2015

Bowler shoots himself: A Florida man accidentally shot himself as he was attempting to bowl in the town of Jupiter, according to reports.

Witnesses told ABC News affiliate WPBF-TV that bowlers thought they heard a firecracker when the gun went off. They said the man was carrying a gun in his shorts.

“The guy just stepped up to bowl,” eyewitness Jim Miller said. “I think he hit his leg on his back swing.”

Mike Martin, another witness, said that “the ball hit him in the leg, which triggered the revolver.”

The man, who was not identified, was taken to St. Mary’s Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries, Jupiter police spokesman officer Adam Brown told the Palm Beach Post.

Officers say they are not sure what caused the gun to fire.

There were no other injuries reported in the incident.

The bowler will not face any charges.

Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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