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.

  • Pratai
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    1 year ago

    A Texas man accidentally shot a child while officiating a wedding in Lancaster County on Saturday, the sheriff’s office says.

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      1 year ago

      No, the commentor above you is correct. This was a Texas man officiating a wedding in Nebraska (happens to be local news to me).

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        1 year ago

        Therefore, Texas. I didn’t say it was IN Texas, I insinuated that it was because Texas.